Heterobrissus Manzoni and Mazzetti 1877 (heart)

Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Asterostomatidae

Parent taxon: Asterostomatidae according to A. G. Fischer 1966

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Antillaster, Argopatagus, Asterostoma, Brissolampas, Brissomorpha, Cleistechinus, Delopatagus, Elipneustes, Genicopatagus, 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. 2, Yerasa road (Miocene to Miocene of Cyprus)

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