Cardiaster fossarius Bennett 1831 (sea urchin)

Echinoidea - Holasteroida - Holasteridae

Alternative combination: Spatangus fossarius

Belongs to Cardiaster according to S. Zaręczny 1878

Sister taxa: Cardiaster batnensis, Cardiaster bolschechetensis, Cardiaster cubensis, Cardiaster curtus, Cardiaster deciper, Cardiaster granulosus, Cardiaster jugatus, Cardiaster leonensis, Cardiaster marylandicus, Cardiaster palmeri, Cardiaster patagonicus, Cardiaster smocki

Ecology: semi-infaunal detritivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Cardiaster fossarius in the database

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