†Pygurus (Mepygurus) Pomel 1883 (sea urchin)
Echinoidea - Irregularia - Clypeidae
Alternative spelling: Mepygurus
Full reference: A. Pomel. 1883. Classification méthodique des échinides vivants et fossiles. Adolphe Jourdan, Alger 1-131
Parent taxon: Pygurus according to P. M. Kier 1966
See also Kier 1962 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Pygurus (Pyguropsis), Pygurus (Pygurus), Pygurus africanus, Pygurus asiaticus, Pygurus complanatus
Subtaxa: Pygurus (Mepygurus) depressus
Ecology: epifaunal grazer-deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Jurassic of India (1 collection), Madagascar (5)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence