†Rhynchopygus peruvianus Brighton 1926 (sea urchin)
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Echinoidea - Cassiduloida - Cassidulidae
Full reference: A. G. Brighton. 1926. Eocene echinoids from N.W. Peru. Geological Magazine 63(8):359-371
Belongs to Rhynchopygus according to A. G. Brighton 1926
Sister taxa: Cassidulus (Rhynchopygus) californicus, Cassidulus (Rhynchopygus) depressus, Cassidulus (Rhynchopygus) evergladensis, Cassidulus (Rhynchopygus) mexicanus, Cassidulus (Rhynchopygus) ynezensis, Rhynchopygus arumaensis, Rhynchopygus lapiscancri, Rhynchopygus marmini
Type specimen: Its type locality is Atascadero, which is in an Eocene marine limestone in the Atascadero Formation of Peru
Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal detritivore
Distribution: found only at Atascadero
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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