Mecaster orbignyanus Desor 1857 (heart urchin)

Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Hemiasteridae

Alternative combination: Hemiaster orbignyanus

Belongs to Mecaster according to U. G. Yakouya-Moubamba and B. Musavu Moussavou 2017

See also Néraudeau et al. 1995

Sister taxa: Hemiaster (Mecaster) luynesi, Hemiaster (Mecaster) syriacus, Mecaster africanus, Mecaster aumalensis, Mecaster batnensis, Mecaster fourneli, Mecaster nicaisei, Mecaster palpebratus, Mecaster pseudofourneli, Mecaster semicavatus, Mecaster toucasanus, Mecaster verneuili, Mecaster victoris

Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Gabon (1 collection), Saudi Arabia (2)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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