†Schizaster (Schizaster) halli McNamara and Philip 1980 (heart urchin)
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Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Schizasteridae
Full reference: K. J. McNamara and G. M. Philip. 1980. Australian Tertiary schizasterid echinoids. Alcheringa 4(1):47-65
Belongs to Schizaster (Schizaster) according to K. J. McNamara and G. M. Philip 1980
Sister taxa: Schizaster (Schizaster) abductus, Schizaster (Schizaster) africanus
Type specimen: NMV P19036. Its type locality is Cape Grim, which is in a Miocene marine horizon in the Cape Grim Formation of Australia.
Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Australia (1 collection)
• Oligocene of Australia (2)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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