Maretia planulata Lamarck 1816 (heart urchin)

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

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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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