Rhyncholampas alabamensis Twitchell 1915 (sea urchin)

Echinoidea - Cassiduloida - Cassidulidae

Alternative combination: Cassidulus (Rhyncholampas) alabamensis

Belongs to Rhyncholampas according to M. Sanchez Roig 1926

Sister taxa: Rhyncholampas carolinensis, Rhyncholampas conradi, Rhyncholampas gouldii, Rhyncholampas grignonensis, Rhyncholampas pacificus, Rhyncholampas rodriguezi

Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal detritivore

Distribution: found only at Morón, Camagüey (Oligocene of Cuba)

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