Meoma tuberculata Hutton 1873 (heart urchin)

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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