Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Brissidae
Alternative spelling: Eupatagus (Brissopatagus)
Parent taxon: Brissidae according to A. G. Fischer 1966
See also Cooke 1942, Cooke 1959 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Arcaechinus, Brissopsidae, Brissopsis, Brissus, Cionobrissus, Cyclaster, Eupatagus, Fernandezaster, Fourtaunia, Gillechinus, Gualtieria, Hernandezaster, Herreraster, Hikelaster, Hysteraster, Lajanaster, Macropneustes, Mariania, Mauritanaster, Megapneustes, Meoma, Metalia, Migliorinia, Pharaonaster, Plagiobrissus, Plesiopatagus, Radiobrissus, Rhynobrissus, Rojasia, Stomaporus, Taimanawa, Trachypatagus
Subtaxa: Brissopatagus rojasi Eupatagus (Brissopatagus) alabamensis
Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (1: Florida collection)
• Oligocene of United States (2: Alabama)
• Eocene of Cuba (3), United States (2: Georgia)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
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