''Encope'' is a genus of

echinoderms An echinoderm () is any member of the phylum Echinodermata (). The adults are recognisable by their (usually five-point) radial symmetry, and include starfish, brittle stars, sea urchins, sand dollars, and sea cucumbers, as well as the sea li ...

belonging to the family

Mellitidae 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 fam ...

. The species of this genus are found in America. Species: *'' Encope aberrans'' *'' Encope angelensis'' *'' Encope annectans'' *'' Encope arcensis'' *'' Encope borealis'' *'' Encope californica'' *'' Encope carmenensis'' *'' Encope chaneyi'' *'' Encope chilensis'' *'' Encope ciae'' *'' Encope emarginata'' *'' Encope falconensis'' *'' Encope galapagensis'' *'' Encope gatunensis'' *'' Encope grandis'' *'' Encope homala'' *'' Encope kugleri'' *'' Encope loretoensis'' *'' Encope macrophora'' *'' Encope megatrema'' *'' Encope michelini'' *'' Encope michoacanensis'' *'' Encope micropora'' *'' Encope pacifica'' *'' Encope peruviana'' *'' Encope platytata'' *'' Encope scrippsae'' *'' Encope secoensis'' *'' Encope shepherdi'' *'' Encope sverdrupi'' *'' Encope tatetlaensis'' *'' Encope tenuis'' *'' Encope vonderschmitti'' *'' Encope wiedenmayeri''

References

Echinoidea genera Mellitidae {{Echinoidea-stub