†Lambertona lyoni Hutton 1873 (heart urchin)
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Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Schizasteridae
Alternative combinations: Pericosmus lyoni, Schizaster lyoni
Belongs to Lambertona according to R. A. Henderson 1975
Sister taxa: Lambertona perdita, Lambertona perplexa
Type specimen: EC.692, a test
Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of New Zealand (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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