Spatangus purpureus Müller 1776 (heart urchin)
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Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Spatangidae
Belongs to Spatangus according to P. Cipolla 1978
Sister taxa: Spatangus (Granopatagus), Spatangus (Phymapatagus), Spatangus (Platyspatus), Spatangus (Spatangus), Spatangus brissus, Spatangus californicus, Spatangus depressus, Spatangus fuchsi, Spatangus glenni, Spatangus integer, Spatangus ovatus, Spatangus pachecoensis, Spatangus rarus, Spatangus tapinus, Spatangus ventricosus
Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore
Distribution: found only at Cliffs between Ciucca beach and Torre Molinazzo (Quaternary of Italy)
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