†Isaster (heart urchin)
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Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Toxasteridae
Parent taxon: Toxasteridae according to A. G. Fischer 1966
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Adytaster, Aphelaster, Douvillaster, Enallaster, Enallopneustes, Heteraster, Macraster, Mokotibaster, Polydesmaster, Toxaster
Subtaxa: Isaster aquitanicus Isaster benguellensis
Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Austria (1 collection), Turkey (1)
• Cretaceous of Angola (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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