†Eucidaris metularia Lamarck 1816 (pencil urchin)
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Echinoidea - Cidaroida - Cidaridae
Alternative combination: Cidarites metularia
Belongs to Eucidaris according to S. Nisiyama 1966
Sister taxon: Eucidaris zeamays
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal grazer-omnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Fiji (1 collection)
• Miocene of Fiji (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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