Echinoidea - Camarodonta - Strongylocentrotidae
Belongs to Strongylocentrotus according to U. S. Grant and L. G. Hertlein 1938
Sister taxa: Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis, Strongylocentrotus echinoides, Strongylocentrotus fragilis, Strongylocentrotus franciscanus, Strongylocentrotus intermedius, Strongylocentrotus magistrus, Strongylocentrotus nudus, Strongylocentrotus octoporus, Strongylocentrotus polycanthus, Strongylocentrotus pulchellus, Strongylocentrotus pulcherriumus, Strongylocentrotus sachalinicus
Ecology: epifaunal grazer-deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Mexico (3 collections), United States (13: California)
• Pliocene of United States (2: California)
Total: 18 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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