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Pericosmus cordatus Mortensen, 1950, p. 157

Diagnostic Features	pronounced heart-shape deep frontal sinus narrow petals frontal tube feet small, without sucking disc labrum extends to second ambulacral plates
Distribution	Recent, Hawaii and Philippines.
Classification and/or Status	Spatangoida, Paleopneustina, Pericosmidae. A species of Pericosmus.
Remarks	Mortensen, T. 1950. New Echinoidea (Spatangoida). Preliminary notice. Videnskabelige Meddelelsar Dansk Naturhistoriske Forening i Kjobenhavn 112: 157-163.