Metalia ravenelianus McCrady 1855 (heart urchin)

Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Brissidae

Alternative combination: Plagionotus ravenelianus

Belongs to Metalia according to W. B. Clark and M. W. Twitchell 1915

Sister taxa: Metalia cartagensis, Metalia spatagus

Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Metalia ravenelianus in the database

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