†Scutella vaquerosensis Kew 1920 (sand dollar)
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Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Scutellidae
Alternative combination: Echinarachnius vaquerosensis
Belongs to Scutella according to Kew 1920
Sister taxa: Scutella aberti, Scutella andersoni, Scutella cazonesensis, Scutella fairbanksi, Scutella floridana, Scutella gabbi, Scutella gibbsii, Scutella nipponica, Scutella tejonensis, Scutella tuomeyi
Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (6: California collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
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