Spatangus ovatus Leske 1778 (heart urchin)

Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Spatangidae

Belongs to Spatangus according to A. Kroh 2007

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

Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore

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

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