Linthia monteroae Kier 1984 (heart urchin)

Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Schizasteridae

Full reference: P. M. Kier. 1984. Fossil spatangoid echinoids of Cuba. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 55:1-336

Belongs to Linthia according to P. M. Kier 1984

Sister taxa: Linthia (Linthia), Linthia (Lutetiaster), Linthia alabamensis, Linthia avilensis, Linthia brodermanni, Linthia cretacica, Linthia garciai, Linthia ghiroboensis, Linthia hanoverensis, Linthia houzeaui, Linthia navillei, Linthia praenipponica, Linthia prima, Linthia sanrafaelensis, Linthia sudanensis, Linthia variabilis, Linthia wilmingtonensis, Schizaster (Linthia) ocalanus, Schizaster (Linthia) tumidulus

Type specimen: ANSP 16656

Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Linthia monteroae in the database

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