†Polycidaris ilminsterensis Wright 1857 (pencil urchin)
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Echinoidea - Cidaroida - Polycidaridae
Alternative combination: Cidaris ilminsterensis
Synonym: Cidaris moorei Wright 1858
Belongs to Polycidaris according to A. B. Smith 2015
Sister taxa: Polycidaris escheri, Polycidaris gygii, Polycidaris legayi, Polycidaris nusplingensis, Polycidaris regularis, Polycidaris spinosa, Polycidaris spinulosa
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal grazer-omnivore
Distribution: found only at Ilminster, Upper Lias (Moore collection) (Jurassic of the United Kingdom)
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