†Micraster cortestudinarium Goldfuss 1826 (heart urchin)
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Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Micrasteridae
Alternative combination: Spatangus cortestudinarium
Belongs to Micraster according to G. N. Djabarov 1964
Sister taxa: Micraster (Gibbaster), Micraster (Micraster), Micraster (Plesiaster), Micraster acutus, Micraster americanus, Micraster carinatus, Micraster coranguinum, Micraster corbovis, Micraster glyphus, Micraster leskei, Micraster pseudorostratus, Micraster rogalae, Micraster schlueteri, Micraster schroederi, Micraster uddeni
Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore
Distribution: found only at Skobelevskaya Syncline, northern wing (Coniacian) (Cretaceous of Turkmenistan)
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