†Anorthopygus (sea urchin)
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.
Echinoidea - Holectypoida - Anorthopygidae
Parent taxon: Anorthopygidae according to C. D. Wagner and J. W. Durham 1966
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Anorthopygus orbicularis
Type: Nucleolites orbicularis
Ecology: semi-infaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Egypt (5 collections), France (4), Spain (1), the United Arab Emirates (1)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.