†Echinometra mathaei Blainville 1825 (sea urchin)
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Echinoidea - Camarodonta - Echinometridae
Alternative combination: Echinus mathaei
Belongs to Echinometra according to S. Nisiyama 1966
Sister taxa: Echinometra hondoana, Echinometra insularis, Echinometra lucunter, Echinometra oblonga, Echinometra vanbrunti, Ellipsechinus prisca
Ecology: epifaunal grazer-deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Egypt (1 collection), Eritrea (1)
• Pliocene of Japan (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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