''Scutellidae'' is a family of
sand dollar
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s (flat
sea urchin
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s) in the superfamily
Scutellidea. All genera except ''
Scaphechinus '' are extinct.
Genera
, the
World Register of Marine Species
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Content
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recognizes the following seven genera in this family:
* †''
Allaster''
Nisiyama, 1968
* †''
Parascutella''
Durham, 1953
* †''
Remondella''
Durham, 1955
* †''
Samlandaster''
Lambert, in Lambert & Thiéry, 1914
* ''
Scaphechinus''
A. Agassiz, 1864
* †''
Scutella''
Lamarck, 1816
* †''
(sea urchin)''
Tournouër, 1869
Scaphechinus mirabilis (16062551152).jpg, '' Scaphechinus mirabilis'' ( Suma Aqualife Park, Kobe
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, Japan)
Scutella paulensis MNHN.JPG, '' Scutella paulensis'' (MNHN
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)
Scutella subrotunda.JPG, '' Scutella subrotunda'' (MNHN
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)
References
Clypeasteroida
Extant Oligocene first appearances
Echinoderm families
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