Metalia spatagus Linnaeus 1758 (heart urchin)

Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Brissidae

Alternative combination: Echinus spatagus

Belongs to Metalia according to U. S. Grant and L. G. Hertlein 1938

Sister taxa: Metalia cartagensis, Metalia ravenelianus

Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Metalia spatagus in the database

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