†Mauritanaster cubensis Cotteau 1875 (heart urchin)
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Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Brissidae
Alternative combinations: Macropneustes (Macropneustes) cubensis, Macropneustes cubensis
Belongs to Mauritanaster according to M. Sanchez Roig 1926
See also Kier 1984
Sister taxa: none
Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore
Distribution: found only at San Martin, Matanzas (Miocene to Miocene of Cuba)
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