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†Opisopneustes (sea urchin)

Echinoidea - Holasteroida - Holasteridae

Parent taxon: Holasteridae according to A. B. Smith 1995

See also Sepkoski 2002 and Wagner and Durham 1966

Sister taxa: Aurelianaster, Basseaster, Cardiaster, Cardiotaxis, Cibaster, Duncaniaster, Echinocorys, Entomaster, Galeaster, Ganbirretia, Garumnaster, Giraliaster, Guettaria, Hagenowia, Hemipneustes, Holaster, Infulaster, Ismidaster, Jeronia, Labrotaxis, Lampadaster, Lampadocorys, Messaoudia, Offaster, Paronaster, Pseudananchys, Pseudoffaster, Pseudoholaster, Rispolia, Scagliaster, Stegaster, Taphraster, Tholaster, Titanaster, Toxopatagus, Zumoffenia

Subtaxa: Opisopneustes tripolitanus

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Ecology: semi-infaunal detritivore

Distribution: found only at Quatretonda, Spain (Unit 2) (Cretaceous of Spain)

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