Plegiocidaris coronatus Schlotheim 1820 (pencil urchin)

Echinoidea - Cidaroida

Alternative combination: Echinus coronatus

Belongs to Plegiocidaris according to A. B. Smith 2009

See also Hostettler and Menkveld-Gfeller 2015 and Kiessling 2009

Sister taxa: Plegiocidaris bradfordensis, Plegiocidaris coronata, Plegiocidaris crucifera, Plegiocidaris platyspina, Plegiocidaris saemanni

Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal grazer-omnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Plegiocidaris coronatus in the database

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