†Romanocidaris filograna Agassiz 1840 (pencil urchin)
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Echinoidea - Cidaroida - Polycidaridae
Alternative combination: Cidaris filograna
Belongs to Romanocidaris according to B. Hostettler and U. Menkveld-Gfeller 2015
Sister taxon: Romanocidaris laeviuscula
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal grazer-omnivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Ethiopia (1 collection), Switzerland (2)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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