†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 purpureus, 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