Clarkiella hemispherica Slocum 1909 (sea urchin)

Echinoidea - Cassiduloida

Alternative combinations: Cassidulus hemisphericus, Cossmannaster hemisphaericus, Hardouinia hemispherica

Synonym: Cassidulus conoideus Clark and Twitchell 1915

Belongs to Clarkiella according to C. W. Cooke 1953

See also Clark and Twitchell 1915, Kier 1962 and Sanchez Roig 1926

Sister taxa: Hardouinia aequorea, Hardouinia bassleri, Hardouinia conoideus, Hardouinia florealis, Hardouinia kellumi, Hardouinia mcglameryae, Hardouinia micrococcus, Hardouinia mortonis, Hardouinia stantoni, Hardouinia taylori

Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal detritivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Cuba (1 collection), United States (3: Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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