Temnopleurus (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: Brochopleurus, Erbechinus, Mespilia, Salmaciella
Subtaxa: Temnopleurus (Toreumatica) Temnopleurus hardwickii Temnopleurus toreumaticus
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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