Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Brissidae
Alternative spelling: Archaechinus
Full reference: P. M. Kier. 1957. Tertiary Echinoidea from British Somaliland. Journal of Paleontology 31(5):839-902
Parent taxon: Brissidae according to A. G. Fischer 1966
See also Kier 1957, Sepkoski 2002 and Villier 2011
Sister taxa: Brissopatagus, Brissopsidae, Brissopsis, Brissus, Cionobrissus, Cyclaster, Eupatagus, Fernandezaster, Fourtaunia, Gillechinus, Gualtieria, Hernandezaster, Herreraster, Hikelaster, Hysteraster, Lajanaster, Macropneustes, Mariania, Mauritanaster, Megapneustes, Meoma, Metalia, Migliorinia, Pharaonaster, Plagiobrissus, Plesiopatagus, Radiobrissus, Rhynobrissus, Rojasia, Stomaporus, Taimanawa, Trachypatagus
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Arcaechinus in the database
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