†Homoeaster (heart urchin)
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Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Palaeostomatidae
Parent taxon: Palaeostomatidae according to A. G. Fischer 1966
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Lambertiaster, Leiostomaster, Ornithaster, Palaeostoma
Subtaxa: Homoeaster evaristei Homoeaster tuneatus
Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Austria (1 collection)
• Cretaceous of Germany (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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