Breynia (heart urchin)

Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Loveniidae

Parent taxon: Loveniidae according to A. G. Fischer 1966

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Breyninae, Chuniola, Echinocardiidae, Echinocardium, Hemipatagus, Lovenia, Mazettia, Verbeekia

Subtaxa: Breynia carinata

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Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Taiwan (1 collection)

• Miocene of Australia (2), Indonesia (2)

Total: 5 collections including 6 occurrences

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