†Sphaerotiaris Lambert and Thiéry 1914 (sea urchin)
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Echinoidea - Euechinoidea - Hemicidaridae
Full reference: J. Lambert and P. Thiéry. 1914. Essai de nomenclature Raisonnée des échinides. L. Ferrière, Chaumont (4)241-320
Parent taxon: Hemicidaridae according to H. B. Fell and D. L. Pawson 1966
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Asterocidaris, Cidaropsis, Eurypneustes, Gymnocidaris, Hemicidaris, Hemitiaris, Hessotiara, Leptarbacia, Plesiocidaris, Pseudocidaris
Subtaxa: Sphaerotiaris quenstedti
Ecology: epifaunal grazer-deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Saudi Arabia (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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