Rhynchopygus marmini Agassiz 1847 (sea urchin)
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Echinoidea - Cassiduloida - Cassidulidae
Alternative combination: Cassidulus marmini
Belongs to Rhynchopygus according to F. C. Holmes 2004
See also Kier 1962
Sister taxa: Cassidulus (Rhynchopygus) californicus, Cassidulus (Rhynchopygus) depressus, Cassidulus (Rhynchopygus) evergladensis, Cassidulus (Rhynchopygus) mexicanus, Cassidulus (Rhynchopygus) ynezensis, Rhynchopygus arumaensis, Rhynchopygus lapiscancri, Rhynchopygus peruvianus
Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous to Paleogene of the Netherlands (1 collection)
• Cretaceous of Belgium (1), the Netherlands (2)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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