Prosostoma Pomel 1883 (heart urchin)

Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Asterostomatidae

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

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Antillaster, Argopatagus, Asterostoma, Brissolampas, Brissomorpha, Cleistechinus, Delopatagus, Elipneustes, Genicopatagus, Heterobrissus, Linopneustes, Megapetalus, Moronaster, Palaeobrissus, Paleotrema, Peripatagus, Platybrissus, Plesiozonus, Pycnolampas, Pygospatangus

Subtaxa: Prosostoma jimenoi

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Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore

Distribution: found only at Matanzas (Eocene of Cuba)

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