Meoma (Schizobrissus) Pomel 1869 (heart urchin)
Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Brissidae
Alternative spelling: Schizobrissus
Synonym: Peripneustes Cotteau 1875
Parent taxon: Meoma according to A. G. Fischer 1966
See also Durham 1961 and Sanchez Roig 1926
Sister taxa: Meoma antiqua, Meoma grandis, Meoma tuberculata, Meoma ventricosa
Subtaxa: Schizobrissus antillarum Schizobrissus clevei Schizobrissus cruciatus Schizobrissus jacksoni Schizobrissus kewi
Type: Brissus cruciatus
Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Portugal (1 collection)
• Miocene of Costa Rica (1)
• Eocene of Cuba (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence