Strongylocentrotus magistrus Nisiyama 1966 (sea urchin)

Echinoidea - Camarodonta - Strongylocentrotidae

Full reference: S. Nisiyama. 1966. The echinoid fauna from Japan and adjacent regions, Part I. Palaeontological Society of Japan Special Papers 11:1-277

Belongs to Strongylocentrotus according to S. Nisiyama 1966

Sister taxa: Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis, Strongylocentrotus echinoides, Strongylocentrotus fragilis, Strongylocentrotus franciscanus, Strongylocentrotus intermedius, Strongylocentrotus nudus, Strongylocentrotus octoporus, Strongylocentrotus polycanthus, Strongylocentrotus pulchellus, Strongylocentrotus pulcherriumus, Strongylocentrotus purpuratus, Strongylocentrotus sachalinicus

Type specimen: IGPS 73813. Its type locality is Shimazaki, which is in a Pliocene marine sandstone in the Himi Formation of Japan.

Ecology: epifaunal grazer-deposit feeder

Distribution: found only at Shimazaki

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