Hypechinus (sea urchin)

Echinoidea - Camarodonta - Echinidae

Parent taxon: Echinidae according to H. B. Fell and D. L. Pawson 1966

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Anapesus, Atactus, Echinus, Gracilechinus, Isechinus, Paracentrotus, Psammechinus, Stirechinus, Tripneustes

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: epifaunal grazer-deposit feeder

Distribution:

• Eocene to Oligocene of Argentina (2 collections)

• Eocene of Argentina (1)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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