Tetrapygus niger Molina 1782 (sea urchin)

Echinoidea - Arbacioida

Alternative combination: Echinus niger

Belongs to Tetrapygus according to U. S. Grant and L. G. Hertlein 1938

Sister taxa: none

Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal grazer

Distribution: found only at Caleta Patillos (Quaternary of Chile)

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