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Abatus (heart urchin)

Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Schizasteridae

PaleoDB taxon number: 33338

Parent taxon: Schizasteridae according to A. G. Fischer 1966

Sister taxa: Agassizia, Aguayoaster, Brisaster, Brisasterinae, Caribbaster, Diploporaster, Faorina, Hemifaorina, Hemigymnia, Kina, Lambertona, Linthia, Moira, Opissaster, Parabrissus, Peribrissus, Prenaster, Proraster, Pseudobrissus, Schizaster, Schizopneustes, Tripylus

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore