Scutellidae
Scutellidae is a family of fossil sand dollars (flat sea urchins) in the superfamily Scutellidea. All genera except Scaphechinus are extinct.
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Fossils of Scutella paulensis from France, on display at Galerie de paléontologie et d'anatomie comparée in Paris | |
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Superfamily: | Scutellidea |
Family: | Scutellidae Gray, 1825[2] |
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
- Scutella paulensis (MNHN)
- Scutella subrotunda (MNHN)
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References
- The Paleobiology Database
- 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.
- 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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