†Oligopygus ovumserpentis Guppy 1866 (sand dollar)

Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Oligopygidae

Belongs to Oligopygus according to M. Sanchez Roig 1926

See also Brighton 1926

Sister taxa: Oligopygus alvarezi, Oligopygus floridanus, Oligopygus haldermani, Oligopygus herrari, Oligopygus nancei, Oligopygus rotundus, Oligopygus sanjosephi, Oligopygus wetherbyi

Subtaxa: Oligopygus ovumserpentis baldryi

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Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal detritivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Cuba (2 collections), Peru (1)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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