†Diplodetus nutrix Boule 1899 (heart urchin)
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Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Micrasteridae
Alternative combination: Epiaster nutrix
Belongs to Diplodetus according to A. B. Smith and C. H. Jeffery 2000
See also Parma and CasadÃo 2005
Sister taxa: Diplodetus (Diplodetus), Diplodetus (Protobrissus), Diplodetus recklinghausenensis
Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Argentina (1 collection)
• Cretaceous of Argentina (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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