†Giraliaster bellissae Foster and Philip 1978 (sea urchin)
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Echinoidea - Holasteroida - Holasteridae
Full reference: R. J. Foster and G. M. Philip. 1978. Tertiary holasteroid echinoids from Australia and New Zealand. Palaeontology 21:791-822
Belongs to Giraliaster according to R. J. Foster and G. M. Philip 1978
Sister taxa: Giraliaster jubileensis, Giraliaster sulcatus, Giraliaster tertiarius
Type specimen: Its type locality is Awamoko Creek near Rams Head, which is in a Waitakian open shallow subtidal limestone in the Otekaike Limestone Formation of New Zealand
Ecology: semi-infaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Waitakian of New Zealand (1 collection)
• Eocene of New Zealand (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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