Pericosmus latus Agassiz 1847 (heart urchin)
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Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Paleopneustidae
Belongs to Pericosmus according to L. Agassiz 1847
Sister taxa: Pericosmus (Pericosmus), Pericosmus (Victoriaster), Pericosmus aguayoi, Pericosmus altus, Pericosmus annosus, Pericosmus artemisae, Pericosmus atolladosae, Pericosmus blanquizalensis, Pericosmus borraeus, Pericosmus camagueyanus, Pericosmus crawfordi, Pericosmus cubanus, Pericosmus israelskyi, Pericosmus mortenseni, Pericosmus roigi, Pericosmus scaevus, Pericosmus valenzuelai, Pericosmus zanolettii
Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore
Distribution: found only at Bed 8, Gebel Gharra section (Miocene of Egypt)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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