†Prionocidaris baculosa Lamarck 1816 (pencil urchin)
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Echinoidea - Cidaroida - Cidaridae
Alternative combination: Cidaris (Cidaris) baculosa
Belongs to Prionocidaris according to S. Nisiyama 1966
Sister taxa: Prionocidaris avenionensis, Prionocidaris bispinosa, Prionocidaris emiratus, Prionocidaris morgani, Prionocidaris pistillaris, Prionocidaris pseudopistillum
Subtaxa: Prionocidaris baculosa anulifera
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal grazer-omnivore
Distribution: found only at Kamikatetu, Kikai-zima (Quaternary of Japan)
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