†Brissoides cubensis Cotteau 1875 (heart urchin)
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Alternative combinations: Breynia cubensis, Eupatagus cubensis
Belongs to Brissoides according to M. Sanchez Roig 1926
See also Kier 1984
Sister taxa: Brissoides brevipetalum, Brissoides depressus, Brissoides elongatum, Brissoides formosus, Brissoides herrerae, Brissoides mayor, Brissoides munozi
Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore
Distribution: found only at "Cervantes", San José de las Lajas (Miocene to Miocene of Cuba)
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