Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Spatangidae
Full reference: J. E. Gray. 1825. An attempt to divide the Echinida, or Sea Eggs, into natural families. Annals of Philosophy, new series 10:423-431
Parent taxon: Spatangidae according to W. S. W. Kew 1920
See also Clark and Twitchell 1915, Fischer 1966, Grant and Hertlein 1938, Gray 1825, Ragaini 1994 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Atelospatangus, Epiaster, Gonimaretia, Isomicraster, Laevipatagus, Maretia, Paramaretia, Sarsella, Semipetalion
Subtaxa: Spatangus (Granopatagus) Spatangus (Phymapatagus) Spatangus (Platyspatus) Spatangus (Spatangus) Spatangus brissus Spatangus californicus Spatangus depressus Spatangus fuchsi Spatangus glenni Spatangus integer Spatangus ovatus Spatangus pachecoensis Spatangus rarus Spatangus tapinus Spatangus ventricosus
Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Japan (2 collections)
• Pliocene of Belgium (1), Holy See (Vatican City State) (1), United States (4: California, South Carolina, Virginia)
• Miocene of Belgium (1), Bosnia and Herzegovina (1), Egypt (1), Italy (11)
• Eocene of the United Kingdom (2), United States (2: California)
• Cretaceous of Austria (1)
Total: 27 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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