Schizaster (Dipneustes) aturicus Arnaud 1891 (heart urchin)

Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Schizasteridae

Alternative combination: Dipneustes aturicus

Belongs to Schizaster (Dipneustes) according to K. J. McNamara and G. M. Philip 1980

Sister taxon: Schizaster (Dipneustes) fosteri

Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Schizaster (Dipneustes) aturicus in the database

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