†Leymeriaster eluvialis van der Ham 1995 (heart urchin)
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Full reference: R. van der Ham. 1995. Hemiaster (Leymeriaster) eluvialis, a new echinoid from the Late Maastrichtian of NE Germany and SE Netherlands. Bulletin de l'Institut Royale des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Sciences de la terre 65:35-45
Belongs to Leymeriaster according to R. van der Ham 1995
Sister taxa: none
Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Belgium (4 collections), the Netherlands (2)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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