†Cyclaster jacksoni Lambert 1924 (heart urchin)
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Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Brissidae
Belongs to Cyclaster according to M. Sanchez Roig 1926
Sister taxa: Cyclaster aturicus, Cyclaster danicus, Cyclaster drewryensis, Cyclaster galei, Cyclaster posita, Cyclaster sanchezi
Type specimen: Its type locality is Canteras del Tejar "Consuelo", which is in a Miocene marine horizon in Cuba
Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore
Distribution: found only at Canteras del Tejar "Consuelo"
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