Maretia mascareignarum Michelin 1863 (heart urchin)
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Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Spatangidae
Alternative combination: Hemipatagus mascareignarum
Belongs to Maretia according to A. Kroh 2007
Sister taxa: Maretia carinata, Maretia carolinensis, Maretia clarki, Maretia cordata, Maretia elevata, Maretia elliptica, Maretia fasciata, Maretia hungarica, Maretia parvituberculata, Maretia peloria, Maretia planulata, Maretia praelongus, Maretia saccoi, Maretia savini, Maretia tuberculata, Maretia twitchelli, Maretia variegatus, Maretia zeisei, Spatangus (Maretia) perornatus
Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Maretia mascareignarum in the database
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