†Gauthieria spatulifera Forbes 1850 (sea urchin)
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Echinoidea - Calycina - Phymosomatidae
Alternative combination: Cyphosoma spatuliferum
Full reference: E. Forbes. 1850. Description of the fossils of the Chalk Formation. Notes on Cretaceous Echinodermata. The Geology and Fossils of the Tertiary and Cretaceous Formations of Sussex 325-343
Belongs to Gauthieria according to J. F. Geys 1980
See also Forbes 1850
Sister taxa: Gauthieria menuthiae, Gauthieria mosae, Gauthieria pseudoradiata, Gauthieria radiata, Gauthieria sanchezi, Gauthieria speciosa
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal omnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Belgium (6 collections), the Netherlands (1)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
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