†Coelopleurus infulatus Morton 1833 (sea urchin)

Echinoidea - Arbacioida - Arbaciidae

Alternative combination: Echinus infulatus

Belongs to Coelopleurus according to P. M. Kier 1980

See also Clark and Twitchell 1915 and Cooke 1941

Sister taxa: Coelopleurus carolinensis, Coelopleurus castroi, Coelopleurus coronaformis, Coelopleurus maculatus, Coelopleurus singularis, Murravechinus

Ecology: epifaunal grazer

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (8: North Carolina, South Carolina collections)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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