†Brissopneustes (heart urchin)
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Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Micrasteridae
Parent taxon: Micrasteridae according to A. G. Fischer 1966
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Cyclasterinae, Diplodetus, Habanaster, Isopneustes, Micraster, Ovulaster
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Austria (2 collections), Denmark (1)
• Cretaceous of Germany (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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