Catopygus rodriguezi Lambert and Sanchez Roig 1926 (sea urchin)

Echinoidea - Cassiduloida - Cassidulidae

Belongs to Catopygus according to Lambert and Sanchez Roig 1926

Sister taxa: Catopygus bargesii, Catopygus cajonensis, Catopygus californicus, Catopygus carinatus, Catopygus mississippiensis, Catopygus pusillus

Type specimen: Its type locality is Ciego de Ávila, which is in a Cretaceous marine horizon in Cuba

Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal detritivore

Distribution: found only at Ciego de Ávila

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