Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Schizasteridae
Full reference: K. J. McNamara and G. M. Philip. 1980. Australian Tertiary schizasterid echinoids. Alcheringa 4(1):47-65
Belongs to Schizaster (Paraster) according to K. J. McNamara and G. M. Philip 1980
Sister taxa: Paraster armiger, Paraster delgadoi, Paraster eustatii, Paraster joannisboehmi, Paraster pinarensis, Schizaster (Paraster) carinatus, Schizaster (Paraster) delorenzoi, Schizaster (Paraster) exoletus, Schizaster (Paraster) rougeriei
Type specimen: NMV P55467. Its type locality is Maslin Beach, which is in a Bartonian carbonate limestone in the Tortachilla Limestone Formation of Australia.
Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore
Distribution: found only at Maslin Beach
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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