Abertella Durham 1953 (sand dollar)

Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Abertellidae

Parent taxon: Abertellidae according to A. B. Smith 2009

See also Durham 1955, Durham 1966 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Abertella aberti Abertella alberti Abertella gualichensis Abertella helena Abertella miskellyi Abertella pirabensis

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Type: Scutella aberti

Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal detritivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Argentina (4 collections), United States (9: Florida, Maryland)

• Oligocene to Miocene of United States (1: Florida)

Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence

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