Coenholectypus neocomiensis Gras 1848 (sea urchin)

Echinoidea - Holectypoida - Holectypidae

Alternative combination: Holectypus neocomiensis

Synonyms: Holectypus adkinsi Smiser 1936, Holectypus engerrandi Lambert 1927, Holectypus pennanus White 1887, Holectypus planatus Roemer 1852

Belongs to Coenholectypus according to A. B. Smith 1991

See also Clark and Twitchell 1915 and Maury 1936

Sister taxa: Coenholectypus baluchistanensis, Coenholectypus excisus, Coenholectypus inflatus, Coenholectypus larteti, Coenholectypus macropygus, Coenholectypus macrostomus, Holectypus (Coenholectypus) peridoneus

Ecology: semi-infaunal detritivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Brazil (4 collections), Hungary (1), Mexico (1), Peru (3), United States (1: Texas)

Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence

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