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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