Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Fibulariidae
Full reference: P. M. Kier. 1964. Fossil echinoids from the Marshall Islands. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 260-GG:1121-1126
Belongs to Echinocyamus according to P. M. Kier 1964
Sister taxa: Echinocyamus bisexus, Echinocyamus chipolanus, Echinocyamus crispus, Echinocyamus huxleyanus, Echinocyamus intermedius, Echinocyamus meridionalis, Echinocyamus parviporus, Echinocyamus parvus, Echinocyamus polymorpha, Echinocyamus prostratus, Echinocyamus pusillus, Echinocyamus terminalis, Echinocyamus texanus, Echinocyamus vaughani, Echinocyamus wilsoni
Type specimen: USNM 563446. Its type locality is Eniwetok atoll, core E1, 2910-2920ft, which is in a Priabonian perireef or subreef limestone in the Marshall Islands.
Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of the Marshall Islands (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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