Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Brissidae
Full reference: C. W. Cooke. 1942. Cenozoic irregular echinoids of the Eastern United States. Journal of Paleontology 16:1-62
Belongs to Eupatagus (Plagiobrissus) according to C. W. Cooke 1942
Sister taxa: Eupatagus (Plagiobrissus) curvus, Eupatagus (Plagiobrissus) gardnerae, Eupatagus (Plagiobrissus) holmesii, Plagiobrissus (Rhabdobrissus), Plagiobrissus costaricensis, Plagiobrissus grandis, Plagiobrissus loveni, Plagiobrissus malavassii, Plagiobrissus robustus
Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (5: Alabama, Florida, Georgia collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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