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| Illustration of Leodia sexiesperforata by Louis Agassiz, 1841 | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Echinoidea |
| Order: | Clypeasteroida |
| Suborder: | Scutellina |
| Family: | Mellitidae Stefanini, 19121 |
| 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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Encope perspectiva (MNHN) -
Lanthonia longifissa. -
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References
References
- Kroh, Andreas (2018). "Mellitidae Stefanini, 1912". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 7 September 2018.