†Epiaster whitei Clark 1891 (heart urchin)
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Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Spatangidae
Belongs to Epiaster according to W. B. Clark and M. W. Twitchell 1915
Sister taxa: Epiaster brevipetalus, Epiaster catumbellensis, Epiaster depressus, Epiaster distinctus, Epiaster michelini
Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore
Distribution: found only at Fossil Creek, 6 mi. N of Fort Worth [Denison Fm] (Cretaceous of Texas)
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