†Phyllacanthus imperialis Lamarck 1816 (pencil urchin)
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Echinoidea - Cidaroida - Cidaridae
Alternative combination: Cidarites imperialis
Belongs to Phyllacanthus according to S. Nisiyama 1966
Sister taxa: Phyllacanthus carolinensis, Phyllacanthus clarkei, Phyllacanthus javanus, Phyllacanthus leoni, Phyllacanthus mitchelli, Phyllacanthus mortoni
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal grazer-omnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Palau (1 collection)
• Pliocene of Fiji (1)
• Miocene of Fiji (10), Vanuatu (1)
Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence
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