Echinostrephus (sea urchin)
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Echinoidea - Camarodonta - Echinometridae
Parent taxon: Echinometridae according to S. Nisiyama 1966
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Anthocidaris, Echinometra, Evechinus, Heterocentrotus, Zenocentrotus
Subtaxa: Echinostrephus aciculalum Echinostrephus saipanicum
Ecology: epifaunal grazer-deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Fiji (2 collections)
• Miocene of Northern Mariana Islands (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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