Goniopygus arabicus Smith 1995 (sea urchin)

Echinoidea - Arbacioida - Arbaciidae

Full reference: A. B. Smith. 1995. Late Campanian-Maastrichtian echinoids from the United Arab Emirates-Oman border region. Bulletin of the Natural History Museum (Geology Series) 51:121-240

Belongs to Goniopygus according to A. B. Smith 1995

Sister taxa: Goniopygus atavus, Goniopygus eravillensis, Goniopygus menardi, Goniopygus minor, Goniopygus zitteli

Type specimen: BMNH EE4012

Ecology: epifaunal grazer

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Goniopygus arabicus in the database

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