Cassidulus (Pygorhynchus) sabistonensis Kellum 1931 (sea urchin)

Echinoidea - Irregularia - Nucleolitidae

Alternative combination: Cassidulus (Cassidulus) sabistonensis

Synonym: Cassidulus (Pygorhynchus) berryi Kellum 1926

Belongs to Cassidulus (Pygorhynchus) according to Kellum 1931

Sister taxa: Nucleolites (Pygorhynchus) planatus, Nucleolites (Pygorhynchus) testudo, Pygorhynchus obovatus, Botriopygus alabamensis, Botriopygus parallelus, Botriopygus antillarum

Ecology: epifaunal grazer-deposit feeder

Distribution: found only at E.B. Sabiston Farm (Miocene of North Carolina)

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