Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Brissidae
Parent taxon: Brissidae according to A. G. Fischer 1966
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Arcaechinus, Brissopatagus, Brissopsidae, Brissopsis, Brissus, Cionobrissus, Cyclaster, Eupatagus, Fernandezaster, Fourtaunia, Gualtieria, Hernandezaster, Herreraster, Hikelaster, Hysteraster, Lajanaster, Macropneustes, Mariania, Mauritanaster, Megapneustes, Meoma, Metalia, Migliorinia, Pharaonaster, Plagiobrissus, Plesiopatagus, Radiobrissus, Rhynobrissus, Rojasia, Stomaporus, Taimanawa, Trachypatagus
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Australia (2 collections)
• Eocene of Australia (4)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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