†Mecaster toucasanus d'Orbigny 1854 (heart urchin)
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Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Hemiasteridae
Alternative combination: Hemiaster toucasanus
Belongs to Mecaster according to U. G. Yakouya-Moubamba and B. Musavu Moussavou 2017
Sister taxa: Hemiaster (Mecaster) luynesi, Hemiaster (Mecaster) syriacus, Mecaster africanus, Mecaster aumalensis, Mecaster batnensis, Mecaster fourneli, Mecaster nicaisei, Mecaster orbignyanus, Mecaster palpebratus, Mecaster pseudofourneli, Mecaster semicavatus, Mecaster verneuili, Mecaster victoris
Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Gabon (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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