Phalacrocidaris Lambert 1902 (pencil urchin)

Echinoidea - Cidaroida - Cidaridae

Alternative spelling: Stereocidaris (Phalacrocidaris)

Synonym: Anomocidaris Agassiz and Clark 1907

Parent taxon: Stereocidarinae according to A. B. Smith 2009

See also Nisiyama 1966, Sepkoski 2002 and Smith 1991

Sister taxa: Desoricidaris, Eucidaris, Finnacidaris, Goniocidarina, Sinaecidaris, Temnocidaris

Subtaxa: Phalacrocidaris branneri Phalacrocidaris japonica

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

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Japan (1 collection)

• Cretaceous of Brazil (3)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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