†Epiaster brevipetalus Smith and Wright 2008 (heart urchin)
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Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Spatangidae
Belongs to Epiaster according to Smith and Wright 2008
Sister taxa: Epiaster catumbellensis, Epiaster depressus, Epiaster distinctus, Epiaster michelini, Epiaster whitei
Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore
Distribution: found only at Neuburg (Donau) (Cretaceous of Germany)
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