Cardiaster palmeri Sanchez Roig 1949 (sea urchin)

Echinoidea - Holasteroida - Holasteridae

Belongs to Cardiaster according to P. M. Kier 1984

Sister taxa: Cardiaster batnensis, Cardiaster bolschechetensis, Cardiaster cubensis, Cardiaster curtus, Cardiaster deciper, Cardiaster granulosus, Cardiaster jugatus, Cardiaster leonensis, Cardiaster marylandicus, Cardiaster smocki

Ecology: semi-infaunal detritivore

Distribution: found only at Cienfuegos, Santa Clara ( of Cuba)

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