†Brochopleurus (sea urchin)
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Echinoidea - Camarodonta - Temnopleuridae
Parent taxon: Temnopleurinae according to S. Nisiyama 1966
See also Fell and Pawson 1966 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Erbechinus, Mespilia, Salmaciella, Temnopleurus
Subtaxa: Brochopleurus pulcherrimus
Ecology: epifaunal grazer-deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene to Pliocene of Japan (1 collection)
• Miocene of Egypt (1), Italy (1)
• Eocene of United States (1: California)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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