Plegiocidaris coronata Schlotheim 1820 (pencil urchin)

Echinoidea - Cidaroida

Alternative combination: Cidaris coronata

Synonym: Cidarites moniliferus Goldfuss 1826

Belongs to Plegiocidaris according to B. Hostettler and U. Menkveld-Gfeller 2015

Sister taxa: Plegiocidaris bradfordensis, Plegiocidaris coronatus, Plegiocidaris crucifera, Plegiocidaris platyspina, Plegiocidaris saemanni

Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal grazer-omnivore

Distribution:

• Jurassic of France (1 collection), Germany (4), Poland (1), Spain (1), Switzerland (3)

Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence

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