†Nucleopygus scrobiculatus Goldufss 1826 (sea urchin)
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Echinoidea - Cassiduloida - Cassidulidae
Alternative combination: Nucleolites scrobiculatus
Belongs to Nucleopygus according to P. M. Kier 1962
Sister taxa: Nucleopygus (Jolyclypus), Nucleopygus magnus, Nucleopygus minor, Nucleopygus pullatus, Nucleopygus similis, Nucleopygus texanus
Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous to Paleogene of the Netherlands (2 collections)
• Cretaceous of Belgium (4), the Netherlands (4), Spain (2)
Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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