Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Brissidae
Parent taxon: Brissidae according to P. M. Kier 1984
See also Fischer 1966 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Arcaechinus, Brissopatagus, Brissopsidae, Brissopsis, Brissus, Cionobrissus, Cyclaster, Eupatagus, Fernandezaster, Fourtaunia, Gillechinus, Gualtieria, Hernandezaster, Herreraster, Hikelaster, Hysteraster, Macropneustes, Mariania, Mauritanaster, Megapneustes, Meoma, Metalia, Migliorinia, Pharaonaster, Plagiobrissus, Plesiopatagus, Radiobrissus, Rhynobrissus, Rojasia, Stomaporus, Taimanawa, Trachypatagus
Subtaxa: Lajanaster hernandezi Lajanaster jacksoni Lajanaster rojasi
Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore
Distribution: found only at "Cervantes", San José de las Lajas (Miocene to Miocene of Cuba)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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