†Catopygus cajonensis Kew 1920 (sea urchin)
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Echinoidea - Cassiduloida - Cassidulidae
Full reference: W. S. W. Kew. 1920. Cretaceous And Cenozoic Echinoidea of the Pacific coast of North America. University Of California Publications Bulletin of the Department of Geology 23-236
Belongs to Catopygus according to Kew 1920
Sister taxa: Catopygus bargesii, Catopygus californicus, Catopygus carinatus, Catopygus mississippiensis, Catopygus pusillus, Catopygus rodriguezi
Type specimen: UCMP 11344
Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal detritivore
Distribution: found only at UCMP loc. 2249, Rock Creek (Eocene of California)
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