Psephechinus Pomel 1883 (sea urchin)

Echinoidea - Stomopneustoida - Stomechinidae

Full reference: A. Pomel. 1883. Classification méthodique des échinides vivants et fossiles. Adolphe Jourdan, Alger 1-131

Parent taxon: Stomechinidae according to H. B. Fell and D. L. Pawson 1966

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Circopeltis, Codechinus, Diplechinus, Diplotagma, Echinotiara, Jeannetia, Phymechinus, Phymotaxis, Polycyphus, Pseudarbacia, Stomechinus, Stomopneustes, Thierychinus, Tiarechinopsis, Triadechinus, Trochalosoma

Subtaxa: Psephechinus globosus

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Ecology: epifaunal grazer-deposit feeder

Distribution:

• Jurassic of France (2 collections), Luxembourg (1), Morocco (2), Poland (1)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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