Kierechinus melo Kier 1957 (sea urchin)

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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