†Iraniaster (heart urchin)
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Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Somaliasteridae
Parent taxon: Somaliasteridae according to C. D. Wagner and J. W. Durham 1966
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Brightonia, Leviechinus, Somaliaster
Subtaxa: Iraniaster affinidouvillei Iraniaster bowersi Iraniaster morgani
Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Iran (1 collection), Oman (1), Saudi Arabia (5)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
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