†Macraster Roemer 1888 (heart urchin)
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Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Toxasteridae
Full reference: F. Roemer. 1888. Macraster, eine neue Spatanguoiden-Gattung aus der Kreide von Texas. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Geologie und Palöntologie 5(1):191-195
Parent taxon: Toxasteridae according to A. G. Fischer 1966
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Adytaster, Aphelaster, Douvillaster, Enallaster, Enallopneustes, Heteraster, Isaster, Mokotibaster, Polydesmaster, Toxaster
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of France (8 collections), Mexico (1), Spain (1), United States (1: Texas)
Total: 11 collections including 13 occurrences
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