Mellitidae
Sign in to saveMellitidae is a family of sand dollars, in the echinoderm order Clypeasteroida. These irregular sea urchins bury themselves in soft sediment in shallow seas.
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumEchinodermata
- ClassEchinoidea
- OrderEchinolampadacea
- FamilyMellitidae
Habitatmarine
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 178
- Family
- Mellitidae
- Collections
- UF, YPM, USNM
- Recorded in
- United States, Panama
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- Mellita longifissa.jpg
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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:- Encope L. Agassiz, 1840 Lanthonia Coppard, 2016 Leodia Gray, 1851 Mellita L. Agassiz, 1841 Mellitella Duncan, 1889
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