Ortholophus Duncan 1887 (sea urchin)
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Echinoidea - Camarodonta - Temnopleuridae
Parent taxon: Temnopleuridae according to C. H. Jeffery and R. B. Emlet 2003
Sister taxa: Amblypneustes, Desmechinus, Echinocyphus, Genocidaris, Glyptechinus, Goniosigma, Grammechinus, Graphepleurus, Irenechinus, Leiocyphus, Leptopleurus, Martinechinus, Microcyphus, Opechinus, Paradoxechinus, Printechinus, Prionechinus, Pseudarbacina, Pseudechinus, Pseudodicoptella, Salmacis, Scolechinus, Temnechinus, Temnopleurinae, Temnotrema, Triplacidia, Zeuglopleurus
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: epifaunal grazer-deposit feeder
Distribution: found only at PL3203 - Left bank of the Murray River, 7 km NNE of Blanchetown (Miocene of Australia)
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