Brisaster iheringi de Loriol 1902 (heart urchin)

Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Schizasteridae

Alternative combination: Schizaster iheringi

Belongs to Brisaster according to D. E. Pérez et al. 2026

Sister taxa: Brisaster latifrons, Brisaster maximus, Brisaster moseleyi, Brisaster townsendi

Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore

Distribution: found only at Bryn Gwyn (Miocene of Argentina)

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