†Polycidaris spinulosa Roemer 1836 (pencil urchin)
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Echinoidea - Cidaroida - Polycidaridae
Alternative combination: Cidarites spinulosa
Synonym: Cidaris confluens Forbes 1856
Belongs to Polycidaris according to A. B. Smith 2015
Sister taxa: Polycidaris escheri, Polycidaris gygii, Polycidaris ilminsterensis, Polycidaris legayi, Polycidaris nusplingensis, Polycidaris regularis, Polycidaris spinosa
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal grazer-omnivore
Distribution: found only at Sunny Hill House, Frome (Jurassic of the United Kingdom)
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