†Catopygus rodriguezi Lambert and Sanchez Roig 1926 (sea urchin)
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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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