Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Schizasteridae
Alternative spelling: Pericosmus (Lambertona)
Parent taxon: Schizasteridae according to R. A. Henderson 1975
See also Fischer 1966, Kier 1984 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Abatus, Agassizia, Aguayoaster, Brisaster, Brisasterinae, Caribbaster, Diploporaster, Faorina, Hemifaorina, Hemigymnia, Kina, Linthia, Moira, Opissaster, Parabrissus, Peribrissus, Prenaster, Proraster, Pseudobrissus, Schizaster, Schizopneustes, Tripylus
Subtaxa: Lambertona lyoni Lambertona perdita Lambertona perplexa
Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of New Zealand (1 collection)
• Oligocene of New Zealand (2)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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