Mespilia Desor 1846 (sea urchin)

Echinoidea - Camarodonta - Temnopleuridae

Parent taxon: Temnopleurinae according to S. Nisiyama 1966

Sister taxa: Brochopleurus, Erbechinus, Salmaciella, Temnopleurus

Subtaxa: Mespilia globulus

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Ecology: epifaunal grazer-deposit feeder

Distribution: found only at Kuwabara (Quaternary of Japan)

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