Echinocyamus pusillus Müller 1776 (sand dollar)

Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Fibulariidae

Alternative combination: Spatangus pusillus

Belongs to Echinocyamus according to J. W. Durham 1955

See also Wagner 1974

Sister taxa: Echinocyamus bisexus, Echinocyamus chipolanus, Echinocyamus crispus, Echinocyamus huxleyanus, Echinocyamus intermedius, Echinocyamus meridionalis, Echinocyamus parviporus, Echinocyamus parvus, Echinocyamus petalus, Echinocyamus polymorpha, Echinocyamus prostratus, Echinocyamus terminalis, Echinocyamus texanus, Echinocyamus vaughani, Echinocyamus wilsoni

Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal detritivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (1: Alaska collection)

• Pliocene of Belgium (1), Portugal (1), the United Kingdom (1)

• Miocene of France (1)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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