†Plegiocidaris platyspina Gauthier 1873 (pencil urchin)
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Alternative combination: Cidaris platyspina
Synonym: Cidaris acrolineata Gauthier 1873
Belongs to Plegiocidaris according to M. Benest et al. 1994
Sister taxa: Plegiocidaris bradfordensis, Plegiocidaris coronata, Plegiocidaris coronatus, Plegiocidaris crucifera, Plegiocidaris saemanni
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal grazer-omnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Plegiocidaris platyspina in the database
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