Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Brissidae
Parent taxon: Brissidae according to R. A. Henderson 1975
See also 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, Migliorinia, Pharaonaster, Plagiobrissus, Plesiopatagus, Radiobrissus, Rhynobrissus, Rojasia, Stomaporus, Trachypatagus
Subtaxa: Taimanawa greyi Taimanawa prisca Taimanawa pulchella Taimanawa rostrata
Type: Taimanawa pulchella
Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of New Zealand (1 collection)
• Oligocene of New Zealand (1)
• Whaingaroan of New Zealand (1)
• Eocene of New Zealand (4)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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