†Unifascia (heart urchin)
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Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Prenasteridae
Parent taxon: Unifasciidae according to P. M. Kier 1980
See also Fischer 1966 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Unifascia carolinensis
Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (7: North Carolina, South Carolina collections)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
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