Plistophyma cubense Egozcue 1897 (sea urchin)

Echinoidea - Calycina - Phymosomatidae

Alternative combination: Cyphosoma cubense

Belongs to Plistophyma according to M. Sanchez Roig 1926

Sister taxon: Plistophyma asiaticum

Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal omnivore

Distribution: found only at ConcepciĆ³n de Montalvo, Cienfuegos, Santa Clara ( of Cuba)

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