Rhyncholampas conradi Couper 1850 (sea urchin)

Echinoidea - Cassiduloida - Cassidulidae

Alternative combinations: Cassidulus (Paralampas) conradi, Cassidulus (Pygorhynchus) conradi, Cassidulus conradi, Catopygus conradi

Belongs to Rhyncholampas according to C. Souto et al. 2019

See also Clark and Twitchell 1915, Cooke 1942 and Toulmin 1977

Sister taxa: Rhyncholampas alabamensis, Rhyncholampas carolinensis, Rhyncholampas gouldii, Rhyncholampas grignonensis, Rhyncholampas pacificus, Rhyncholampas rodriguezi

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 (3: Alabama, Florida)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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