Cosmocyphus krimicus Weber 1934 (sea urchin)

Echinoidea - Calycina - Phymosomatidae

Alternative combination: Rachiosoma krimica

Synonym: Rachiosoma gigasei Geys 1983

Belongs to Cosmocyphus according to J. W. M. Jagt et al. 2018

See also Geys 1983

Sister taxon: Cosmocyphus saemanni

Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal omnivore

Distribution:

• Paleocene of Denmark (2 collections)

• Cretaceous of Belgium (2)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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