Family Neolaganidae Durham 1954 (sand dollar)

Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Neolaganidae

Full reference: J. W. Durham. 1954. A new family of clypeastroid echinoids. Journal of Paleontology 28:677-684

Parent taxon: Laganina according to J. W. Durham 1955

See also Donovan 1993, Durham 1966 and Kier 1968

Sister taxon: Pentedium

Subtaxa: Cubanaster Durhamella Neolaganum Neorumphia Sanchezella Weisbordella Wythella

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Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal detritivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of United States (1: Florida collection)

• Oligocene of Cuba (1), United States (3: Alabama, Florida)

• Eocene of Jamaica (1), Panama (2), United States (17: Alabama, Florida, Georgia)

Total: 25 collections including 40 occurrences

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