†Brissopsis luzonica Gray 1851 (heart urchin)
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Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Brissidae
Belongs to Brissopsis according to I. D. Lindley 2001
Sister taxa: Brissopsis aguayoi, Brissopsis atlantica, Brissopsis balnpiedi, Brissopsis columbaris, Brissopsis elegans, Brissopsis hectori, Brissopsis jimenoi, Brissopsis lyrifer, Brissopsis pacifica, Brissopsis praeluzonica, Brissopsis steinhatchee
Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Japan (2 collections)
• Miocene of Indonesia (1)
• Oligocene to Miocene of Papua New Guinea (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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