Conoclypeus Davies (sea urchin)

Echinoidea - Cassiduloida

Parent taxon: Cassiduloida according to W. Kiessling 2003

See also Gill 1953 and Wagner and Durham 1966

Sister taxa: Astropygaulus, Bothryopneutes, Calilampus, Cassidulina, Centropygus, Claviaster, Clypeanthus, Echinanthus, Eogaleropygus, Gitolampas, Harduinia, Laticlypus, Lovenilampas, Neolampadina, Ovulechinus, Platypygus, Procassidulus, Pygurostoma, Stegopygus

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal detritivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Egypt (2 collections), France (1), Pakistan (1)

Total: 4 collections including 5 occurrences

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