†Spatangus glenni Cooke 1959 (heart urchin)
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Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Spatangidae
Belongs to Spatangus according to P. M. Kier 1972
Sister taxa: Spatangus (Granopatagus), Spatangus (Phymapatagus), Spatangus (Platyspatus), Spatangus (Spatangus), Spatangus brissus, Spatangus californicus, Spatangus depressus, Spatangus fuchsi, Spatangus integer, Spatangus ovatus, Spatangus pachecoensis, Spatangus purpureus, Spatangus rarus, Spatangus tapinus, Spatangus ventricosus
Type specimen: USNM 174464, a test
Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of United States (3: South Carolina, Virginia collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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