†Brissolampas Pomel 1883 (heart urchin)
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Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Asterostomatidae
Full reference: A. Pomel. 1883. Classification méthodique des échinides vivants et fossiles. Adolphe Jourdan, Alger 1-131
Parent taxon: Asterostomatidae according to A. G. Fischer 1966
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Antillaster, Argopatagus, Asterostoma, Brissomorpha, Cleistechinus, Delopatagus, Elipneustes, Genicopatagus, Heterobrissus, Linopneustes, Megapetalus, Moronaster, Palaeobrissus, Paleotrema, Peripatagus, Platybrissus, Plesiozonus, Prosostoma, Pycnolampas, Pygospatangus
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore
Distribution: found only at Loc. 5a, Kolossi-Trimiklini (Miocene of Cyprus)
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