Echinocyamus prostratus Nisiyama 1968 (sand dollar)

Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Fibulariidae

Full reference: S. Nisiyama. 1968. The echinoid fauna from Japan and adjacent regions, Part II. Paalaeontological Society of Japan Special Papers 13:1-480

Belongs to Echinocyamus according to S. Nisiyama 1968

Sister taxa: Echinocyamus bisexus, Echinocyamus chipolanus, Echinocyamus crispus, Echinocyamus huxleyanus, Echinocyamus intermedius, Echinocyamus meridionalis, Echinocyamus parviporus, Echinocyamus parvus, Echinocyamus petalus, Echinocyamus polymorpha, Echinocyamus pusillus, Echinocyamus terminalis, Echinocyamus texanus, Echinocyamus vaughani, Echinocyamus wilsoni

Type specimen: IGPS 73757

Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal detritivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Echinocyamus prostratus in the database

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