†Spatangus glenni Cooke 1959 (heart urchin)
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Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Spatangidae
Belongs to Spatangus according to P. M. Kier 1972
Sister taxa: Spatangus (Granopatagus), Spatangus (Phymapatagus), Spatangus (Platyspatus), Spatangus (Spatangus), Spatangus brissus, Spatangus californicus, Spatangus depressus, Spatangus fuchsi, Spatangus integer, Spatangus ovatus, Spatangus pachecoensis, Spatangus rarus, Spatangus tapinus, Spatangus ventricosus
Type specimen: USNM 174464, a test
Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of United States (3: South Carolina, Virginia collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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