Prionocidaris morgani Gauthier 1902 (pencil urchin)

Echinoidea - Cidaroida - Cidaridae

Alternative combination: Rhabdocidaris (Leiocidaris) morgani

Belongs to Prionocidaris according to A. B. Smith 1995

Sister taxa: Prionocidaris avenionensis, Prionocidaris baculosa, Prionocidaris bispinosa, Prionocidaris emiratus, Prionocidaris pistillaris, Prionocidaris pseudopistillum

Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal grazer-omnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Prionocidaris morgani in the database

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