Strongylocentrotus purpuratus Stimpson 1857 (sea urchin)

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

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