†Spatangus (Platyspatus) Pomel 1883 (heart urchin)
Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Spatangidae
Alternative spelling: Platyspatus
Full reference: A. Pomel. 1883. Classification méthodique des échinides vivants et fossiles. Adolphe Jourdan, Alger 1-131
Parent taxon: Spatangus according to A. G. Fischer 1966
Sister taxa: Spatangus (Granopatagus), Spatangus (Phymapatagus), Spatangus (Spatangus), Spatangus brissus, Spatangus californicus, Spatangus depressus, Spatangus fuchsi, Spatangus glenni, Spatangus integer, Spatangus ovatus, Spatangus pachecoensis, Spatangus rarus, Spatangus tapinus, Spatangus ventricosus
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Spatangus (Platyspatus) in the database