Botriopygus parallelus Azpeitia 1897 (sea urchin)

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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