†Botriopygus parallelus Azpeitia 1897 (sea urchin)
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Echinoidea - Irregularia - Nucleolitidae
Alternative combination: Echinanthus parallelus
Belongs to Botriopygus according to M. Sanchez Roig 1926
Sister taxa: Cassidulus (Pygorhynchus) sabistonensis, Nucleolites (Pygorhynchus) planatus, Nucleolites (Pygorhynchus) testudo, Pygorhynchus obovatus, Botriopygus alabamensis, Botriopygus antillarum
Ecology: epifaunal grazer-deposit feeder
Distribution: found only at Santa Lucia, Santa Clara (Eocene of Cuba)
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