Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Schizasteridae
Belongs to Linthia according to C. W. Cooke 1953
Sister taxa: Linthia (Linthia), Linthia (Lutetiaster), Linthia alabamensis, Linthia avilensis, Linthia brodermanni, Linthia cretacica, Linthia garciai, Linthia ghiroboensis, Linthia hanoverensis, Linthia houzeaui, Linthia monteroae, Linthia navillei, Linthia praenipponica, Linthia prima, Linthia sanrafaelensis, Linthia sudanensis, Linthia wilmingtonensis, Schizaster (Linthia) ocalanus, Schizaster (Linthia) tumidulus
Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (21: Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi, North Carolina, Texas collections)
Total: 21 collections each including a single occurrence
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