†Rachiosoma corollare Leske 1778 (sea urchin)
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Echinoidea - Calycina - Phymosomatidae
Alternative combinations: Cidarites corollaris, Cyphosoma corollare
Synonyms: Cidarites granulosum Goldfuss 1826, Echinites saxatilis Parkinson 1811, Phymosoma granulosum Goldfuss 1826
Belongs to Rachiosoma according to J. F. Geys and J. Jagt 1986
See also Böhm 1891 and Geys 1980
Sister taxa: Rachiosoma hondoensis, Rachiosoma mortoni
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal omnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Belgium (8 collections), France (1), Germany (2), Kazakhstan (1), Spain (1)
Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence
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