†Leiocidaris Desor 1855 (pencil urchin)
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Echinoidea - Cidaroida - Cidaridae
Alternative spelling: Rhabdocidaris (Leiocidaris)
Parent taxon: Cidarinae according to A. B. Smith 2009
See also Clark and Twitchell 1915, Sanchez Roig 1926 and Smith 1995
Sister taxa: Alpicidaris, Cyathocidaris, Phyllacanthus, Stylocidaris, Tretocidaris
Subtaxa: Leiocidaris carolinensis Leiocidaris cottreaui Leiocidaris hemigranosus Leiocidaris mitchelli
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal grazer-omnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Egypt (1 collection)
• Paleocene of Mali (2)
• Cretaceous of United States (15: Texas)
Total: 18 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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