Polycidaris legayi Sauvage and Rigaux 1873 (pencil urchin)

Echinoidea - Cidaroida - Polycidaridae

Alternative combination: Cidaris legayi

Belongs to Polycidaris according to A. B. Smith 2015

Sister taxa: Polycidaris escheri, Polycidaris gygii, Polycidaris ilminsterensis, Polycidaris regularis, Polycidaris spinosa, Polycidaris spinulosa

Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal grazer-omnivore

Distribution:

• Jurassic of the United Kingdom (5 collections)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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