†Heteraster (heart urchin)
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Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Toxasteridae
Parent taxon: Toxasteridae according to C. G. Barras 2007
See also Fischer 1966 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Adytaster, Aphelaster, Douvillaster, Enallaster, Enallopneustes, Isaster, Macraster, Mokotibaster, Polydesmaster, Toxaster
Subtaxa: Heteraster constrictus Heteraster oblongus
Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Algeria (4 collections), Chile (2), Egypt (3), France (4), Hungary (1), Mexico (2), Peru (3), Portugal (15), Romania (1), Serbia (1), Spain (2), Switzerland (11), Yemen (1)
• Jurassic to Cretaceous of Chile (1)
Total: 51 collections including 64 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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