Lepidechinoides Olsson 1912 (sea urchin)

Echinoidea - Perischoechinoidea - Lepidocentridae

Full reference: A. Olsson. 1912. New and interesting fossils from the Devonian of New York. Bulletins of American Paleontology 5(23):27-38

Parent taxon: Lepidocentridae according to A. Boczarowski 2001

See also Kier 1966 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Albertechinus, Aulechinus, Deneechinus, Ectinechinus, Elliptechinus, Eothuria, Kongielechinus, Koninckocidaris, Lepidechinus, Lepidocentrus, Myriastiches, Palaeodiscus, Pholidechinus, Porechinus

Subtaxa: Lepidechinoides ithacensis

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Type: Lepidechinoides ithacensis

Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal grazer

Distribution:

• Givetian of Poland (2 collections)

• Devonian of Poland (29)

Total: 31 collections each including a single occurrence

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