Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Schizasteridae
Parent taxon: Schizasteridae according to R. A. Henderson 1975
See also Fischer 1966 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Abatus, Agassizia, Aguayoaster, Brisaster, Brisasterinae, Caribbaster, Diploporaster, Faorina, Hemifaorina, Hemigymnia, Kina, Lambertona, Linthia, Moira, Parabrissus, Peribrissus, Prenaster, Proraster, Pseudobrissus, Schizaster, Schizopneustes, Tripylus
Subtaxa: Opissaster cantabriae Opissaster derasmoi Opissaster herrerae Opissaster rotundatus Opissaster tainui
Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Italy (2 collections), New Zealand (6), Qatar (1)
• Eocene of Qatar (2)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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