†Melonechinus (sea urchin)
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Echinoidea - Palaechinoidea - Palaechinidae
Parent taxon: Palaechinidae according to P. M. Kier 1966
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Lovenechinus, Maccoya, Oligoporus, Palaechinus
Subtaxa: Melonechinus dispar
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Permian of Greece (1 collection)
• Carboniferous of United States (1: Indiana)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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