†Cardiaster patagonicus Wilckens 1907 (sea urchin)
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Echinoidea - Holasteroida - Holasteridae
Full reference: O. Wilckens. 1907. Die Lamellibrachiaten, Gastropoden ect. aus der oberen Kreide Südpatagoniens. Berichte der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft zu Freiburg, Breisgau 15:97-166
Belongs to Cardiaster according to O. Wilckens 1907
Sister taxa: Cardiaster batnensis, Cardiaster bolschechetensis, Cardiaster cubensis, Cardiaster curtus, Cardiaster deciper, Cardiaster fossarius, Cardiaster granulosus, Cardiaster jugatus, Cardiaster leonensis, Cardiaster marylandicus, Cardiaster palmeri, Cardiaster smocki
Ecology: semi-infaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Chile (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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