Alternative spelling: Platipygus
Full reference: P. de Loriol. 1902. Notes pour servir à l’étude des échinodermes. Librairie Georg et cie, Bale & Genève (10)1-32
Parent taxon: Cassiduloida according to A. B. Smith 2001
See also Chiesa et al. 1995, Kier 1962, Kier 1966 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Astropygaulus, Bothryopneutes, Calilampus, Cassidulina, Centropygus, Claviaster, Clypeanthus, Conoclypeus, Echinanthus, Eogaleropygus, Gitolampas, Harduinia, Laticlypus, Lovenilampas, Neolampadina, Ovulechinus, Procassidulus, Pygurostoma, Stegopygus
Subtaxa: Platipygus posthumum
Type: Platipygus posthumum
Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Argentina (2 collections)
• Eocene of Argentina (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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