Brissopatagus Cotteau 1863 (heart urchin)

Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Brissidae

Alternative spelling: Eupatagus (Brissopatagus)

Parent taxon: Brissidae according to A. G. Fischer 1966

See also Cooke 1942, Cooke 1959 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Arcaechinus, Brissopsidae, Brissopsis, Brissus, Cionobrissus, Cyclaster, Eupatagus, Fernandezaster, Fourtaunia, Gillechinus, Gualtieria, Hernandezaster, Herreraster, Hikelaster, Hysteraster, Lajanaster, Macropneustes, Mariania, Mauritanaster, Megapneustes, Meoma, Metalia, Migliorinia, Pharaonaster, Plagiobrissus, Plesiopatagus, Radiobrissus, Rhynobrissus, Rojasia, Stomaporus, Taimanawa, Trachypatagus

Subtaxa: Brissopatagus rojasi Eupatagus (Brissopatagus) alabamensis

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Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of United States (1: Florida collection)

• Oligocene of United States (2: Alabama)

• Eocene of Cuba (3), United States (2: Georgia)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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