†Miocidaris amalthei Quenstedt 1875 (pencil urchin)
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Echinoidea - Cidaroida - Miocidaridae
Alternative combination: Cidaris amalthei
Belongs to Miocidaris according to S. Nisiyama 1966
Sister taxa: Miocidaris (Serpianotiaris), Miocidaris adrianae, Miocidaris platyacantha, Miocidaris spinulifera
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal grazer-omnivore
Distribution: found only at Saltrio (Parona material) (Jurassic of Italy)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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