†Phyllacanthus mortoni Conrad 1850 (pencil urchin)
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Echinoidea - Cidaroida - Cidaridae
Alternative combination: Cidarites mortoni
Belongs to Phyllacanthus according to C. W. Cooke 1941
See also Clark and Twitchell 1915
Sister taxa: Phyllacanthus carolinensis, Phyllacanthus clarkei, Phyllacanthus imperialis, Phyllacanthus javanus, Phyllacanthus leoni, Phyllacanthus mitchelli
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal grazer-omnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene to Oligocene of United States (1: Georgia collection)
• Eocene of United States (3: Alabama, Florida)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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