Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Loveniidae
Alternative combinations: Amphidetus orthonotus, Echinocardium orthonotus, Spatangus orthonotus
Synonyms: Amphidetus ampliforus McCrady 1855, Amphidetus gothicus Ravenel 1848, Amphidetus virginianus Forbes 1845, Echinocardium ampliforus McCrady 1855, Echinocardium gothicum Ravenel 1848, Echinocardium gothicus Ravenel 1848, Echinocardium virginianum Forbes 1845
Belongs to Echinocardium according to P. M. Kier 1972
See also Clark 1904, Clark and Twitchell 1915, Cooke 1942, Desor 1858, Glenn 1904 and Stefanini 1912
Sister taxa: Echinocardium cordatum, Echinocardium deperessum, Echinocardium kelloggi, Echinocardium marylandiense
Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (1: South Carolina collection)
• Pliocene of United States (13: Florida, South Carolina, Virginia)
Total: 14 collections including 15 occurrences
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