Phyllacanthus javanus Martin 1885 (pencil urchin)

Echinoidea - Cidaroida - Cidaridae

Belongs to Phyllacanthus according to S. Nisiyama 1966

Sister taxa: Phyllacanthus carolinensis, Phyllacanthus clarkei, Phyllacanthus imperialis, Phyllacanthus leoni, Phyllacanthus mitchelli, Phyllacanthus mortoni

Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal grazer-omnivore

Distribution: found only at Laulau, Saipan Island (Miocene of Micronesia, Federated States of)

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