†Brissus latecarinatus Leske 1778 (heart urchin)
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Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Brissidae
Alternative combination: Spatangus brissus latecarinatus
Belongs to Brissus according to U. S. Grant and L. G. Hertlein 1938
Sister taxa: Brissus cabrerai, Brissus camagueyensis, Brissus caobaense, Brissus durhami, Brissus eximius, Brissus expansus, Brissus fragilis, Brissus glenni, Brissus inaequalis, Brissus kewi, Brissus minutus, Brissus rana, Brissus sagrae, Brissus spatiosus, Brissus unicolor
Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Palau (1 collection), Taiwan (1)
• Pliocene of Fiji (2), Japan (1)
• Miocene of United States (1: California)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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