Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Schizasteridae
Parent taxon: Schizasteridae according to I. D. Lindley 2001
See also Chiesa et al. 1995, Fischer 1966, Grant and Hertlein 1938 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Abatus, Agassizia, Aguayoaster, Brisasterinae, Caribbaster, Diploporaster, Faorina, Hemifaorina, Hemigymnia, Kina, Lambertona, Linthia, Moira, Opissaster, Parabrissus, Peribrissus, Prenaster, Proraster, Pseudobrissus, Schizaster, Schizopneustes, Tripylus
Subtaxa: Brisaster latifrons Brisaster maximus Brisaster moseleyi Brisaster townsendi
Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Japan (1 collection)
• Pliocene of Papua New Guinea (1), United States (1: California)
• Miocene of Argentina (1)
• Oligocene to Miocene of Papua New Guinea (1)
• Oligocene of Argentina (1), United States (3: Oregon, Washington)
• Eocene of United States (1: Washington)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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