Kierechinus melo Kier 1957 (sea urchin)
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Echinoidea - Diadematoida - Diadematidae
Alternative combination: Pedinopsis melo
Belongs to Kierechinus according to G. M. Philip 1963
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Sedgwick Museum C3007, a test
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal grazer
Distribution: found only at "Camp 7", Biyo Gora section (Eocene of Somalia)
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