†Heterodiadema Cotteau 1864 (sea urchin)
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Echinoidea - Euechinoidea - Pseudodiadematidae
Parent taxon: Pseudodiadematidae according to R. Berndt 2003
See also Clark and Twitchell 1915, Fell and Pawson 1966, Sepkoski 2002 and Smith 1995
Sister taxa: Acrocidaris, Hypodiadema, Loriolia, Microdiadema, Polydiadema, Tetragramma, Tiaromma
Subtaxa: Heterodiadema buhaysensis Heterodiadema libycum Heterodiadema ornatum
Ecology: epifaunal grazer-deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Egypt (14 collections), Jordan (3), Nigeria (3), Portugal (4), Saudi Arabia (6), Serbia and Montenegro (1)
Total: 31 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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