Nucleopygus (Jolyclypus) Lambert 1918 (sea urchin)

Echinoidea - Cassiduloida - Cassidulidae

Alternative spelling: Jolyclypus

Parent taxon: Nucleopygus according to T. Saucède and D. Néraudeau 2006

See also Kier 1962 and Kier 1966

Sister taxa: Nucleopygus magnus, Nucleopygus minor, Nucleopygus pullatus, Nucleopygus scrobiculatus, Nucleopygus similis, Nucleopygus texanus

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal detritivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of France (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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