†Brissopsis jimenoi Cotteau 1875 (heart urchin)
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Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Brissidae
Belongs to Brissopsis according to P. M. Kier 1992
See also Kier 1984 and Sanchez Roig 1926
Sister taxa: Brissopsis aguayoi, Brissopsis atlantica, Brissopsis balnpiedi, Brissopsis columbaris, Brissopsis elegans, Brissopsis hectori, Brissopsis luzonica, Brissopsis lyrifer, Brissopsis pacifica, Brissopsis praeluzonica, Brissopsis steinhatchee
Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of the Dominican Republic (1 collection)
• Oligocene of Cuba (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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