Cassidulus (Paralampas) conradi Couper 1850 (sand dollar)

Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Faujasiidae

Alternative combinations: Cassidulus (Pygorhynchus) conradi, Catopygus conradi

Belongs to Cassidulus (Paralampas) according to C. W. Cooke 1942

See also Clark and Twitchell 1915

Sister taxa: Cassidulus (Paralampas) lyelli, Paralampas conceptionis, Paralampas rancureli

Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal detritivore

Distribution:

• Oligocene to Miocene of United States (1: Alabama collection)

• Eocene to Oligocene of United States (1: Georgia)

• Eocene of United States (1: Florida)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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