Lytechinus variegatus
- Phylum: Echinodermata
- Class: Echinoidea
- Order: Camarodonta
- Family: Toxopneustidae
- Genus: Lytechinus
- Species: Lytechinus variegatus (Lamarck, 1816)
Geological Range
Late Pliocene to Early Pleistocene; Recent.
Paleogeographic Distribution
Southern Florida.
Remarks
For information on the modern distribution of the species, see WoRMS. Note that the fossil record of this species is associated with the subspecies name L. variegatus plurituberculatus (Kier, 1963).
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First English Description (from Parkinson, 1831, p. 124):
"Orbicular, rather depressed; larger areas with tubercles of a medium size; smaller ones a little more raised, with three pairs of rows of pores; mouth nearly round; slightly waved; vent round. Recent and rare."
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Stratigraphic Occurrences
- Early Pleistocene
- Caloosahatchee Formation (S. FL)
- Late Pliocene
- Tamiami Formation (S. FL)
- Tamiami Formation (Lower) (S. FL)
