†Hemiaster (Mecaster) luynesi Cotteau 1869 (heart urchin)
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Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Hemiasteridae
Alternative combination: Hemiaster luynesi
Belongs to Hemiaster (Mecaster) according to R. Berndt 2003
Sister taxa: Hemiaster (Mecaster) syriacus, Mecaster africanus, Mecaster aumalensis, Mecaster batnensis, Mecaster fourneli, Mecaster nicaisei, Mecaster orbignyanus, Mecaster palpebratus, Mecaster pseudofourneli, Mecaster semicavatus, Mecaster toucasanus, Mecaster verneuili, Mecaster victoris
Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore
Distribution: found only at Ras En Naqb [Ajlun Gp] (Cretaceous of Jordan)
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