Macropneustes ventricosus Lamarck 1816 (heart urchin)
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Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Brissidae
Alternative combination: Echinus ventricosus
Belongs to Macropneustes according to P. H. De Buisonjé 1974
Sister taxa: Macropneustes (Deakia), Macropneustes (Macropneustes), Macropneustes brodermani, Macropneustes gomezmazae, Macropneustes mortoni
Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore
Distribution:
• Miocene to Pliocene of Aruba (2 collections), the Netherlands Antilles (2)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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