†Phalacrocidaris Lambert 1902 (pencil urchin)
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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
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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