†Pygorhynchus obovatus Agassiz 1836 (sea urchin)
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Echinoidea - Irregularia - Nucleolitidae
Alternative combination: Catopygus obovatus
Belongs to Pygorhynchus according to P. M. Kier 1962
Sister taxa: Cassidulus (Pygorhynchus) sabistonensis, Nucleolites (Pygorhynchus) planatus, Nucleolites (Pygorhynchus) testudo, Botriopygus antillarum, Botriopygus alabamensis, Botriopygus parallelus
Ecology: epifaunal grazer-deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of France (14 collections)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
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