Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Brissidae
Parent taxon: Brissidae according to J. W. Durham et al. 1966
Sister taxa: Anabrissus, Anametalia, Arcaechinus, Brissopatagus, Brissopsidae, Brissopsis, Brissus, Cionobrissus, Cyclaster, Eupatagus, Fernandezaster, Fourtaunia, Gillechinus, Gualtieria, Hernandezaster, Herreraster, Hikelaster, Hysteraster, Idiobryssus, Lajanaster, Lissospatangus, Macropneustes, Mariania, Mauritanaster, Megapneustes, Meoma, Metalia, Migliorinia, Pharaonaster, Plagiobrissus, Plesiopatagus, Radiobrissus, Rhynobrissus, Rojasia, Stomaporus, Taimanawa, Trachypatagus
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore
Distribution: found only at Loc. 2, Yerasa road (Miocene to Miocene of Cyprus)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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