†Epiaster michelini d'Orbigny 1847 (heart urchin)
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Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Spatangidae
Belongs to Epiaster according to U. G. Yakouya-Moubamba and B. Musavu Moussavou 2017
Sister taxa: Epiaster brevipetalus, Epiaster catumbellensis, Epiaster depressus, Epiaster distinctus, Epiaster whitei
Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of France (1 collection), Gabon (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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