†Cardiaster leonensis Stephenson 1941 (sea urchin)
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Echinoidea - Holasteroida - Holasteridae
Belongs to Cardiaster according to C. W. Cooke 1953
Sister taxa: Cardiaster batnensis, Cardiaster bolschechetensis, Cardiaster cubensis, Cardiaster curtus, Cardiaster deciper, Cardiaster granulosus, Cardiaster jugatus, Cardiaster marylandicus, Cardiaster palmeri, Cardiaster smocki
Ecology: semi-infaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (7: Texas collections)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
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