Spatangus californicus Clark 1917 (heart urchin)

Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Spatangidae

Belongs to Spatangus according to Clark 1917

Sister taxa: Spatangus (Granopatagus), Spatangus (Phymapatagus), Spatangus (Platyspatus), Spatangus (Spatangus), Spatangus brissus, Spatangus depressus, Spatangus fuchsi, Spatangus glenni, Spatangus integer, Spatangus ovatus, Spatangus pachecoensis, Spatangus rarus, Spatangus tapinus, Spatangus ventricosus

Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Spatangus californicus in the database

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