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