†Opissaster derasmoi Checchia-Rispoli 1850 (heart urchin)
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Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Schizasteridae
Belongs to Opissaster according to J. Roman 1976
Sister taxa: Opissaster cantabriae, Opissaster herrerae, Opissaster rotundatus, Opissaster tainui
Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Qatar (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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