Parent taxon: Spatangoida according to F. C. Holmes et al. 2005
See also Fischer 1966
Sister taxa: Allotoxaster, Amoraster, Apoxypetalum, Archaeopneustes, Asterostomatina, Barnumia, Brissidina, Brissoides, Cagaster, Cestobrissus, Cottreaucorys, Echinocoridae, Enichaster, Gonzalezaster, Hemiasteridae, Hemiasterina, Homoeopetalus, Hypselaster, Kertaster, Leymeriaster, Micrasterina, Mundaster, Murraypneustes, Neoproraster, Niponaster, Nudobrissus, Orthaster, Palaeostomidae, Paleopneustina, Paraheteraster, Peraspatangus, Peroniaster, Pictaviechinus, Pliotoxaster, Pseudogibbaster, Pseudolinthia, Pseudowashitaster, Pusillaster, Royasendia, Somalechinus, Somaliasteridae, Tessieria, Toxasteridae, Toxasterina, Wuarnia
Subtaxa: Spatagobrissus dermodyorum
Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore
Distribution: found only at PL3203 - Left bank of the Murray River, 7 km NNE of Blanchetown (Miocene of Australia)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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