Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Brissidae

Full reference: K. J. McNamara. 1992. A new genus of marsupiate spatangoid echinoid from the Miocene of South Australia. Records of the South Australian Museum 26:139-147

Parent taxon: Brissidae according to K. J. McNamara 1992

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Arcaechinus, Brissopatagus, Brissopsidae, Brissopsis, Brissus, Cionobrissus, Cyclaster, Eupatagus, Fernandezaster, Fourtaunia, Gillechinus, Gualtieria, Hernandezaster, Herreraster, Hikelaster, Lajanaster, Macropneustes, Mariania, Mauritanaster, Megapneustes, Meoma, Metalia, Migliorinia, Pharaonaster, Plagiobrissus, Plesiopatagus, Radiobrissus, Rhynobrissus, Rojasia, Stomaporus, Taimanawa, Trachypatagus

Subtaxa: Hysteraster paragrapsimus

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Type: Hysteraster paragrapsimus

Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore

Distribution: found only at Broken Cliffs (Miocene to Miocene of Australia)

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