Delopatagus Koehler 1907 (heart urchin)

Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Asterostomatidae

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

Sister taxa: Antillaster, Argopatagus, Asterostoma, Brissolampas, Brissomorpha, Cleistechinus, Elipneustes, Genicopatagus, Heterobrissus, Linopneustes, Megapetalus, Moronaster, Palaeobrissus, Paleotrema, Peripatagus, Platybrissus, Plesiozonus, Prosostoma, Pycnolampas, Pygospatangus

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Delopatagus in the database

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