†Paracidaris laeviuscula Agassiz 1840 (pencil urchin)
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Echinoidea - Cidaroida - Polycidaridae
Alternative combination: Cidaris laeviuscula
Belongs to Paracidaris according to B. Hostettler and U. Menkveld-Gfeller 2015
Sister taxa: Paracidaris (Anisocidaris), Paracidaris blumenbachi, Paracidaris florigemma, Paracidaris jeanneti, Paracidaris toucasi, Paracidaris wrightii
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal grazer-omnivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Switzerland (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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