Cyclaster danicus Schlüter 1897 (heart urchin)

Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Brissidae

Alternative combination: Brissopneustes danicus

Belongs to Cyclaster according to Asgaard 1976

Sister taxa: Cyclaster aturicus, Cyclaster drewryensis, Cyclaster galei, Cyclaster jacksoni, Cyclaster posita, Cyclaster sanchezi

Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore

Distribution: found only at Cerithium Limestone (Stevns Klint) fauna (Paleocene of Denmark)

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