†Stomopneustes pristinus Jackson 1937 (sea urchin)
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Echinoidea - Stomopneustoida - Stomechinidae
Full reference: R. T. Jackson. 1937. Mexican fossil echini. Proceedings fo the United States National Museum 84(3015):227-237
Belongs to Stomopneustes according to R. T. Jackson 1937
Sister taxon: Stomopneustes antiquus
Type specimen: Its type locality is Hacienda Tierra Amarilla, which is in an Oligocene marine horizon in the Mesón Formation of Mexico
Ecology: epifaunal grazer-deposit feeder
Distribution: found only at Hacienda Tierra Amarilla
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