Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Schizasteridae
Full reference: C. W. Cooke. 1942. Cenozoic irregular echinoids of the Eastern United States. Journal of Paleontology 16:1-62
Belongs to Schizaster (Linthia) according to C. W. Cooke 1942
Sister taxa: Linthia (Linthia), Linthia (Lutetiaster), Linthia alabamensis, Linthia avilensis, Linthia brodermanni, Linthia cretacica, Linthia garciai, Linthia ghiroboensis, Linthia hanoverensis, Linthia houzeaui, Linthia monteroae, Linthia navillei, Linthia praenipponica, Linthia prima, Linthia sanrafaelensis, Linthia sudanensis, Linthia variabilis, Linthia wilmingtonensis, Schizaster (Linthia) tumidulus
Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (2: Florida collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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