Peltastes Agassiz 1838 (sea urchin)

Echinoidea - Salenioida - Hyposaleniidae

Parent taxon: Hyposaleniidae according to A. Kroh 2001

Sister taxa: Goniophorus, Hyposalenia, Idiocidaris, Poropeltaris

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal omnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of France (1 collection), Switzerland (7), the United Kingdom (1)

Total: 9 collections including 14 occurrences

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