Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Spatangidae
Alternative combination: Spatangus planulatus
Belongs to Maretia according to A. Kroh 2007
Sister taxa: Maretia carinata, Maretia carolinensis, Maretia clarki, Maretia cordata, Maretia elevata, Maretia elliptica, Maretia fasciata, Maretia hungarica, Maretia mascareignarum, Maretia parvituberculata, Maretia peloria, Maretia praelongus, Maretia saccoi, Maretia savini, Maretia tuberculata, Maretia twitchelli, Maretia variegatus, Maretia zeisei, Spatangus (Maretia) perornatus
Subtaxa: Maretia planulata abbassi
Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Eritrea (1 collection)
• Miocene of Indonesia (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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