Temnopleurus (sea urchin)

Echinoidea - Camarodonta - Temnopleuridae

Parent taxon: Temnopleurinae according to S. Nisiyama 1966

See also Fell and Pawson 1966 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Brochopleurus, Erbechinus, Mespilia, Salmaciella

Subtaxa: Temnopleurus (Toreumatica) Temnopleurus hardwickii Temnopleurus toreumaticus

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Ecology: epifaunal grazer-deposit feeder

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Japan (6 collections)

• Miocene of Indonesia (1), South Africa (1)

Total: 8 collections including 9 occurrences

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