Mellitidae
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| Mellitidae | |
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| File:Leodia sexiesperforata derivada 2013.jpg | |
| Illustration of Leodia sexiesperforata by Louis Agassiz, 1841 | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Echinoidea |
| Order: | Clypeasteroida |
| Suborder: | Scutellina |
| Family: | Mellitidae Stefanini, 1912[1] |
| Genera | |
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Mellitidae is a family of sand dollars, in the echinoderm order Clypeasteroida. These irregular sea urchins bury themselves in soft sediment in shallow seas.
Genera
The World Register of Marine Species includes the following genera in the family:-[1]
- Encope L. Agassiz, 1840
- Lanthonia Coppard, 2016
- Leodia Gray, 1851
- Mellita L. Agassiz, 1841
- Mellitella Duncan, 1889
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroh, Andreas (2018). "Mellitidae Stefanini, 1912". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
