Echinostrephus (sea urchin)

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

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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

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