†Brissus unicolor Leske 1778 (heart urchin)
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Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Brissidae
Alternative combination: Spatangus brissus unicolor
Belongs to Brissus according to C. W. Cooke 1942
Sister taxa: Brissus cabrerai, Brissus camagueyensis, Brissus caobaense, Brissus durhami, Brissus eximius, Brissus expansus, Brissus fragilis, Brissus glenni, Brissus inaequalis, Brissus kewi, Brissus latecarinatus, Brissus minutus, Brissus rana, Brissus sagrae, Brissus spatiosus
Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Algeria (2 collections), Ukraine (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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