Biology:Scutellidae

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Short description: Family of echinoderms

Scutellidae
Temporal range: Oligocene–Quaternary
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Fossils of Scutella paulensis from France, on display at Galerie de paléontologie et d'anatomie comparée in Paris
Scientific classification
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Gray, 1825[2]

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

Genera

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

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

References

Wikidata ☰ Q17518382 entry