†Plagiochasma olfersii Agassiz 1836 (sea urchin)
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Echinoidea - Irregularia - Nucleolitidae
Alternative combination: Nucleolites olfersii
Belongs to Plagiochasma according to P. M. Kier 1962
Sister taxa: Plagiochasma cruciferum, Plagiochasma lammersmaxi, Plagiochasma orientalis
Ecology: epifaunal grazer-deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of France (24 collections), Switzerland (1)
Total: 25 collections each including a single occurrence
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