Pericosmus altus Hutton 1873 (heart urchin)

Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Paleopneustidae

Alternative combination: Brissopsis alta

Belongs to Pericosmus according to R. A. Henderson 1975

Sister taxa: Pericosmus (Pericosmus), Pericosmus (Victoriaster), Pericosmus aguayoi, Pericosmus annosus, Pericosmus artemisae, Pericosmus atolladosae, Pericosmus blanquizalensis, Pericosmus borraeus, Pericosmus camagueyanus, Pericosmus crawfordi, Pericosmus cubanus, Pericosmus israelskyi, Pericosmus latus, Pericosmus mortenseni, Pericosmus roigi, Pericosmus scaevus, Pericosmus valenzuelai, Pericosmus zanolettii

Type specimen: EC.684, a test

Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore

Distribution: found only at Junghuhn’s Locality L (Miocene of Indonesia)

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