Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Clypeasteridae
Belongs to Clypeaster according to P. M. Kier 1992
Sister taxa: Clypeaster (Rhaphidoclypus), Clypeaster abruptus, Clypeaster antillarum, Clypeaster batheri, Clypeaster bowersi, Clypeaster butleri, Clypeaster carrizoensis, Clypeaster caudatus, Clypeaster concavus, Clypeaster cotteaui, Clypeaster cubensis, Clypeaster deserti, Clypeaster europacificus, Clypeaster excentricum, Clypeaster gatuni, Clypeaster herrerae, Clypeaster humilis, Clypeaster japonicus, Clypeaster lanceolatus, Clypeaster lopezriosi, Clypeaster maoadentroensis, Clypeaster meridanensis, Clypeaster ochrus, Clypeaster oxybaphon, Clypeaster parrae, Clypeaster parvus, Clypeaster placentoides, Clypeaster planipetalum, Clypeaster reticulatus, Clypeaster rogersi, Clypeaster rosaceus, Clypeaster rotundus, Clypeaster saipanicus, Clypeaster sanchezi, Clypeaster speciosus, Clypeaster subdepressus, Clypeaster topilanus, Clypeaster virescens
Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of United States (1: Florida collection)
• Miocene of the Dominican Republic (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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