Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Brissidae
Full reference: C. H. Jeffery. 1997. All Change at the Cretaceous-Tertiary Boundary? Echinoids from the Maastrichtian and Danian of the Mangyshlak Peninsula, Kazakhstan. Palaeontology 40(3):659-712
Belongs to Cyclaster according to C. H. Jeffery 1997
Sister taxa: Cyclaster aturicus, Cyclaster danicus, Cyclaster drewryensis, Cyclaster jacksoni, Cyclaster posita, Cyclaster sanchezi
Type specimen: Its type locality is Koshak-Maastrichtian, which is in a Maastrichtian shallow subtidal limestone/marl in Kazakhstan
Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Kazakhstan (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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