†Brisaster latifrons Agassiz 1898 (heart urchin)
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Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Schizasteridae
Alternative combination: Schizaster latifrons
Belongs to Brisaster according to I. D. Lindley 2001
See also Grant and Hertlein 1938
Sister taxa: Brisaster maximus, Brisaster moseleyi, Brisaster townsendi
Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Papua New Guinea (1 collection)
• Oligocene to Miocene of Papua New Guinea (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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