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Plesiechinus ornatus (Buckman, in Murchison, 1845)

[= Hemipedina bonei Wright, 1856, p. 155.]

Distribution	Aalenian - Bajocian, Middle Jurassic, Western Europe.
Classification and/or Status	Irregularia; Holectypoida; Pygasteridae; Species of Plesiechinus.
Remarks	See Barras (2006) for a modern description and synonymy list. Murchison, R. I. 1845. Outline of the geology of the neighbourhood of Cheltenham. 109 pp., John Murrey, London. Barras, C. G. 2006. British Jurassic Irregular echinoids. Monograph of the Palaeontographical Society, London, 1-168, pls 1-14.