Tithonia oxfordiana Gaillard et al. 2011 (sea urchin)

Echinoidea - Irregularia - Tithoniidae

Full reference: C. Gaillard, D. Néraudeau, and J. Thierry. 2011. Tithonia oxfordiana, a new irregular echinoid associated with Jurassic seep deposits in south-east France. Palaeontology 54:735-752

Belongs to Tithonia according to C. Gaillard et al. 2011

Sister taxa: Tithonia berriasensis, Tithonia convexa, Tithonia exile, Tithonia munsteri, Tithonia praeconvexa, Tithonia transversa

Type specimen: FSL 286 400. Its type locality is Montagne de la Taillade, Beauvoisin, cold seep mounds, which is in an Oxfordian reef, buildup or bioherm marl in the Terres Noires Formation of France.

Ecology: epifaunal grazer-deposit feeder

Distribution: found only at Montagne de la Taillade, Beauvoisin, cold seep mounds

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