Heterodiadema libycum Agassiz and Desor 1846 (sea urchin)

Echinoidea - Euechinoidea - Pseudodiadematidae

Alternative combinations: Hemicidaris libyca, Heterodiadema lybicum

Belongs to Heterodiadema according to R. Berndt 2003

See also Néraudeau and Courville 1997 and Néraudeau et al. 1995

Sister taxa: Heterodiadema buhaysensis, Heterodiadema ornatum

Ecology: epifaunal grazer-deposit feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Egypt (13 collections), Jordan (3), Nigeria (3), Saudi Arabia (6), Serbia and Montenegro (1)

Total: 26 collections each including a single occurrence

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