Strongylocentrotus intermedius Barn 1863 (sea urchin)
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Echinoidea - Camarodonta - Strongylocentrotidae
Alternative combination: Psammechinus intermedius
Belongs to Strongylocentrotus according to S. Nisiyama 1966
See also Grant and Hertlein 1938
Sister taxa: Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis, Strongylocentrotus echinoides, Strongylocentrotus fragilis, Strongylocentrotus franciscanus, Strongylocentrotus magistrus, Strongylocentrotus nudus, Strongylocentrotus octoporus, Strongylocentrotus polycanthus, Strongylocentrotus pulchellus, Strongylocentrotus pulcherriumus, Strongylocentrotus purpuratus, Strongylocentrotus sachalinicus
Ecology: epifaunal grazer-deposit feeder
Distribution: found only at Imagane (Pliocene of Japan)
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