Palaeostoma (heart urchin)

Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Palaeostomatidae

Parent taxon: Palaeostomatidae according to A. G. Fischer 1966

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Homoeaster, Lambertiaster, Leiostomaster, Ornithaster

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Palaeostoma in the database

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