Schizaster (Paraster) exoletus Hutton 1873 (heart urchin)

Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Schizasteridae

Alternative combination: Schizaster exoletus

Belongs to Schizaster (Paraster) according to R. A. Henderson 1975

Sister taxa: Paraster armiger, Paraster delgadoi, Paraster eustatii, Paraster joannisboehmi, Paraster pinarensis, Schizaster (Paraster) carinatus, Schizaster (Paraster) delorenzoi, Schizaster (Paraster) rougeriei, Schizaster (Paraster) tatei

Type specimen: EC.689, a test

Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of New Zealand (6 collections)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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