†Plagiochasma orientalis Fourtau 1921 (sea urchin)
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Echinoidea - Irregularia - Nucleolitidae
Alternative combination: Pygopistes orientalis
Belongs to Plagiochasma according to G. M. El Qot 2021
Sister taxa: Plagiochasma cruciferum, Plagiochasma lammersmaxi, Plagiochasma olfersii
Ecology: epifaunal grazer-deposit feeder
Distribution: found only at Gebel El Tourkumanyia, bed 62 (Cretaceous of Egypt)
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