Rhyncholampas carolinensis Clark and Twitchell 1915 (sea urchin)

Echinoidea - Cassiduloida - Cassidulidae

Alternative combinations: Cassidulus (Paralampas) carolinensis, Cassidulus (Pygorhynchus) carolinensis

Full reference: W. B. Clark and M. W. Twitchell. 1915. The Mesozoic and Cenozoic Echinodermata of the United States. United States Geological Survey Bulletin 54:1-341

Belongs to Rhyncholampas according to P. M. Kier 1980

See also Clark and Twitchell 1915 and Cooke 1942

Sister taxa: Rhyncholampas alabamensis, Rhyncholampas gouldii, Rhyncholampas grignonensis, Rhyncholampas pacificus, Rhyncholampas rodriguezi

Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal detritivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (12: North Carolina collections)

Total: 12 collections including 14 occurrences

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