Plagiobrissus grandis Gmelin 1788 (heart urchin)
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Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Brissidae
Alternative combinations: Echinus grandis, Eupatagus (Plagiobrissus) grandis
Belongs to Plagiobrissus according to J. W. Durham 1961
See also Cooke 1942
Sister taxa: Eupatagus (Plagiobrissus) curvus, Eupatagus (Plagiobrissus) dixie, Eupatagus (Plagiobrissus) gardnerae, Eupatagus (Plagiobrissus) holmesii, Plagiobrissus (Rhabdobrissus), Plagiobrissus costaricensis, Plagiobrissus loveni, Plagiobrissus malavassii, Plagiobrissus robustus
Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore
Distribution: found only at Ilha de Fortaleza, São João de Pirabas (Miocene of Brazil)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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