Taimanawa prisca Henderson 1975 (heart urchin)

Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Brissidae

Full reference: R. A. Henderson. 1975. Cenozoic Spatangoid Echinoids from New Zealand. New Zealand Geological Survey Paleontological Bulletin 46:1-129

Belongs to Taimanawa according to R. A. Henderson 1975

Sister taxa: Taimanawa greyi, Taimanawa pulchella, Taimanawa rostrata

Type specimen: EC.587, a test

Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of New Zealand (4 collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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