Hemiaster (Bolbaster) dolosus McNamara 1987 (heart urchin)

Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Hemiasteridae

Full reference: K. J. McNamara. 1987. Taxonomy, evolution and functional morphology of southern Australian Tertiary hemisasterid echinoids. Palaeontology 30(2):319-352

Belongs to Hemiaster (Bolbaster) according to K. J. McNamara 1987

Sister taxa: Hemiaster (Bolbaster) callidus, Hemiaster (Bolbaster) planedeclivis, Hemiaster (Bolbaster) prunella, Hemiaster (Bolbaster) subidus, Hemiaster (Bolbaster) verecundus

Type specimen: NMV P53172, a test

Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Hemiaster (Bolbaster) dolosus in the database

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