†Migliorinia (heart urchin)
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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, Lajanaster, Macropneustes, Mariania, Mauritanaster, Megapneustes, Meoma, Metalia, Pharaonaster, Plagiobrissus, Plesiopatagus, Radiobrissus, Rhynobrissus, Rojasia, Stomaporus, Taimanawa, Trachypatagus
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore
Distribution: found only at Ras Abarug, Abarug 30 (Eocene of Qatar)
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