Petalobrissus rawdahensis Smith 1995 (sand dollar)

Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Faujasiidae

Full reference: A. B. Smith. 1995. Late Campanian-Maastrichtian echinoids from the United Arab Emirates-Oman border region. Bulletin of the Natural History Museum (Geology Series) 51:121-240

Belongs to Petalobrissus according to A. B. Smith 1995

Sister taxa: Petalobrissus (Paralampas), Petalobrissus cubensis, Petalobrissus linguiformis, Petalobrissus setifensis

Type specimen: BMNH EE3485

Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal detritivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Oman (7 collections)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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