†Meoma tuberculata Hutton 1873 (heart urchin)
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Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Brissidae
Alternative combination: Pericosmus tuberculatus
Synonyms: Eupatagus decipiens Tate 1891, Macropneustes decipiens Tate 1891, Meoma decipiens Tate 1891
Belongs to Meoma according to R. A. Henderson 1975
Sister taxa: Meoma (Schizobrissus), Meoma antiqua, Meoma grandis, Meoma ventricosa
Type specimens:
- Meoma tuberculata: EC.687, a test
- Meoma decipiens:
Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore
Distribution: found only at Seaford [Port Willunga Fm] (Oligocene of Australia)
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