Nacospatangus Agassiz 1873 (heart urchin)

Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Paleopneustidae

Parent taxon: Paleopneustidae according to U. S. Grant and L. G. Hertlein 1938

Sister taxa: Paleopneustes, Pericosmus

Subtaxa: Nacospatangus depressus Nacospatangus gracilis

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Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Nacospatangus in the database

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