†Micraster americanus Stephenson 1941 (heart urchin)
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Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Micrasteridae
Alternative combination: Micraster (Plesiaster) americanus
Belongs to Micraster according to C. W. Cooke 1953
Sister taxa: Micraster (Gibbaster), Micraster (Micraster), Micraster (Plesiaster), Micraster acutus, Micraster carinatus, Micraster coranguinum, 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 United States (14: Arkansas, Mississippi, Texas collections)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
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