†Hattopsis sphericus Ali 1992 (sea urchin)
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Echinoidea - Arbacioida - Arbaciidae
Full reference: M. S. M. Ali. 1992. A new genus and species of regular echinoid from the Late Cretaceous of Gebel El Rowdah, Hatta area, Oman-U.A.E. Journal of Paleontology 66:693-696
Belongs to Hattopsis according to A. B. Smith 1995
See also Ali 1992
Sister taxon: Hattopsis paucituberculatus
Type specimen: MGD-UAEU 910401. Its type locality is Gebel El Rowdah, which is in a Maastrichtian carbonate limestone in the Simsima Formation of Oman.
Ecology: epifaunal grazer
Distribution: found only at Gebel El Rowdah
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