Diplocidaris undulata Agassiz 1840 (pencil urchin)

Echinoidea - Cidaroida - Diplocidaridae

Alternative combination: Hemicidaris undulata

Synonym: Diplocidaris etalloni Desor 1869

Belongs to Diplocidaris according to B. Hostettler et al. 2017

Sister taxa: Diplocidaris bernasconii, Diplocidaris crausiensis, Diplocidaris desori, Diplocidaris gigantea, Diplocidaris wrightii

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

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Switzerland (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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