†Sinaecidaris Fourtau 1921 (pencil urchin)
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Echinoidea - Cidaroida - Cidaridae
Parent taxon: Stereocidarinae according to A. B. Smith 2009
See also Fell 1966 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Desoricidaris, Eucidaris, Finnacidaris, Goniocidarina, Phalacrocidaris, Temnocidaris
Subtaxa: Sinaecidaris gauthieri
Type: Sinaecidaris gauthieri
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal grazer-omnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Egypt (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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