†Mespilia Desor 1846 (sea urchin)
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Echinoidea - Camarodonta - Temnopleuridae
Parent taxon: Temnopleurinae according to S. Nisiyama 1966
Sister taxa: Brochopleurus, Erbechinus, Salmaciella, Temnopleurus
Subtaxa: Mespilia globulus
Ecology: epifaunal grazer-deposit feeder
Distribution: found only at Kuwabara (Quaternary of Japan)
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