Hysteraster paragrapsimus McNamara 1992 (heart urchin)

Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Brissidae

Full reference: K. J. McNamara. 1992. A new genus of marsupiate spatangoid echinoid from the Miocene of South Australia. Records of the South Australian Museum 26:139-147

Belongs to Hysteraster according to K. J. McNamara 1992

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: Its type locality is Broken Cliffs, which is in a Miocene/Miocene marine limestone in the Morgan Limestone Formation of Australia

Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore

Distribution: found only at Broken Cliffs

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