†Brissopsis praeluzonica Fell 1964 (heart urchin)
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Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Brissidae
Belongs to Brissopsis according to R. A. Henderson 1975
Sister taxa: Brissopsis aguayoi, Brissopsis atlantica, Brissopsis balnpiedi, Brissopsis columbaris, Brissopsis elegans, Brissopsis hectori, Brissopsis jimenoi, Brissopsis luzonica, Brissopsis lyrifer, Brissopsis pacifica, Brissopsis steinhatchee
Type specimen: EC.275, a test
Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Australia (1 collection)
• Whaingaroan of New Zealand (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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