Scutellidae

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Scutellidae
Temporal range: Oligocene–Quaternary [1]
Scutellidae - Scutella paulensis.JPG
Fossils of Scutella paulensis from France, on display at Galerie de paléontologie et d'anatomie comparée in Paris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Echinodermata
Class:
Echinoidea
Subclass:
Order:
Clypeasteroida
Superfamily:
Family:
Scutellidae

Gray, 1825[2]

Scutellidae is a family of fossil sand dollars (flat sea urchins) in the superfamily . All genera except are extinct.

Genera[]

As of 2017, the World Register of Marine Species recognizes the following seven genera in this family:[3]

  • Nisiyama, 1968
  • Durham, 1953
  • Durham, 1955
  • Lambert, in Lambert & Thiéry, 1914
  • A. Agassiz, 1864
  • Scutella Lamarck, 1816
  • Scutulum Tournouër, 1869

References[]

  1. ^ The Paleobiology Database
  2. ^ Gray, J. E. (1825). "An Attempt to divide the Echinida or Sea Eggs, into Natural Families". Annals of Philosophy. New Series. 10 (6): 427–428.
  3. ^ Kroh, A. (2012). Kroh A, Mooi R (eds.). "Scutellidae Gray, 1825". World Echinoidea Database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 6 September 2017.


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