†Schizobrissus kewi Durham 1961 (heart urchin)
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Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Brissidae
Full reference: J. W. Durham. 1961. Miocene echinoids from the Valle Central, Costa Rica. Journal of Paleontology 35(3):480-488
Belongs to Schizobrissus according to J. W. Durham 1961
Sister taxa: Schizobrissus antillarum, Schizobrissus clevei, Schizobrissus cruciatus, Schizobrissus jacksoni
Type specimen: USNM 563463, a test. Its type locality is USGS Loc. 20001 - ridge between Candelaria and Río Ciruelas, which is in a Miocene/Miocene offshore siliciclastic in Costa Rica.
Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore
Distribution: found only at USGS Loc. 20001 - ridge between Candelaria and Río Ciruelas
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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