Polycidaris ilminsterensis Wright 1857 (pencil urchin)

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 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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