†Polycidaris escheri de Loriol 1868 (pencil urchin)
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Echinoidea - Cidaroida - Polycidaridae
Alternative combination: Cidaris escheri
Belongs to Polycidaris according to B. Hostettler and U. Menkveld-Gfeller 2015
Sister taxa: Polycidaris gygii, Polycidaris ilminsterensis, Polycidaris legayi, Polycidaris regularis, Polycidaris spinosa, Polycidaris spinulosa
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal grazer-omnivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Switzerland (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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