†Micraster coranguinum Leske 1778 (heart urchin)
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Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Micrasteridae
Alternative combination: Spatangus coranguinum
Belongs to Micraster according to G. N. Djabarov 1964
Sister taxa: Micraster (Gibbaster), Micraster (Micraster), Micraster (Plesiaster), Micraster acutus, Micraster americanus, Micraster carinatus, Micraster corbovis, Micraster cortestudinarium, Micraster glyphus, Micraster leskei, Micraster pseudorostratus, Micraster rogalae, Micraster schlueteri, Micraster schroederi, Micraster uddeni
Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of France (1 collection), Turkmenistan (2)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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