Pliotoxaster dieneri de Loriol 1887 (heart urchin)

Echinoidea - Spatangoida

Alternative combination: Toxaster dieneri

Synonym: Pliotoxaster lyonsi Fourtau 1906

Belongs to Pliotoxaster according to G. M. El Qot 2021

Sister taxon: Pliotoxaster collegnii

Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Egypt (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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