†Merocidaris propinqua Muenster 1826 (pencil urchin)
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Echinoidea - Cidaroida - Psychocidaridae
Alternative combinations: Cidaris propinqua, Cidarites propinquus
Belongs to Merocidaris according to B. Hostettler et al. 2017
See also Hostettler and Menkveld-Gfeller 2015 and Wright 1851
Sister taxa: none
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal grazer-omnivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Switzerland (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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