†Mecaster nicaisei Coquand 1862 (heart urchin)
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Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Hemiasteridae
Alternative combination: Hemiaster nicaisei
Belongs to Mecaster according to B. Musavu Moussavou et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Hemiaster (Mecaster) luynesi, Hemiaster (Mecaster) syriacus, Mecaster africanus, Mecaster aumalensis, Mecaster batnensis, Mecaster fourneli, Mecaster orbignyanus, Mecaster palpebratus, Mecaster pseudofourneli, Mecaster semicavatus, Mecaster toucasanus, Mecaster verneuili, Mecaster victoris
Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore
Distribution: found only at Petro Gabon section, bed 2, Libreville (Cretaceous of Gabon)
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