Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Clypeasteridae
Alternative combination: Echinanthus subdepressa
Belongs to Clypeaster according to P. H. De Buisonjé 1974
See also Cooke 1942 and Engel 1961
Sister taxa: Clypeaster (Palaeanthus), Clypeaster (Rhaphidoclypus), Clypeaster abruptus, Clypeaster antillarum, Clypeaster batheri, Clypeaster bowersi, Clypeaster butleri, Clypeaster carrizoensis, Clypeaster caudatus, Clypeaster concavus, Clypeaster cotteaui, Clypeaster cubensis, Clypeaster deserti, Clypeaster europacificus, Clypeaster excentricum, Clypeaster gatuni, Clypeaster herrerae, Clypeaster humilis, Clypeaster japonicus, Clypeaster lanceolatus, Clypeaster lopezriosi, Clypeaster maoadentroensis, Clypeaster meridanensis, Clypeaster ochrus, Clypeaster oxybaphon, Clypeaster parrae, Clypeaster parvus, Clypeaster placentoides, Clypeaster planipetalum, Clypeaster reticulatus, Clypeaster rogersi, Clypeaster rosaceus, Clypeaster rotundus, Clypeaster saipanicus, Clypeaster sanchezi, Clypeaster speciosus, Clypeaster sunnilandensis, Clypeaster surarui, Clypeaster topilanus, Clypeaster transsylvanicus, Clypeaster virescens
Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Saint Kitts and Nevis (1 collection)
• Miocene to Pliocene of Aruba (1), Curaçao (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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