†Tylocidaris clavigera Mantell 1822 (pencil urchin)
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Echinoidea - Cidaroida - Psychocidaridae
Alternative combination: Cidaris clavigera
Synonym: Cidaris heberti Desor 1855
Belongs to Tylocidaris according to J. F. Geys 1982
See also Gravesen 1993
Sister taxa: Tylocidaris (Sardocidaris), Tylocidaris (Tylocidaris), Tylocidaris gosae, Tylocidaris salina, Tylocidaris vexilifera, Tylocidaris walcotti, Tylocidaris windi
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal grazer-omnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Belgium (1 collection), France (1), Spain (1), the United Kingdom (2)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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