†Pygaster (sea urchin)
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Echinoidea - Irregularia - Pygasteridae
Parent taxon: Pygasteridae according to H. B. Fell 1966
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Pileus, Plesiechinus
Subtaxa: Pygaster umbrella
Ecology: epifaunal grazer-deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of France (5 collections)
• Jurassic of Germany (1), Madagascar (2), Poland (5), the United Kingdom (2)
Total: 15 collections including 17 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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