†family Conoclypeidae von Zittel 1879 (sand dollar)

Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Conoclypeidae

Alternative spelling: Conoclypidae

Full reference: K. A. von Zittel. 1879. Handbuch der Palaeontologie 1(1):1-765

Parent taxon: Clypeasteroida according to A. Kroh and A. B. Smith 2010

See also Wagner and Durham 1966

Sister taxa: Clypeasterina, Faujasiidae, Laganina, Oligopygidae, Plesiolampadidae, Prowillungaster, Rotulina, Runa, Scutellina, Tournoueraster, Willungaster

Subtaxa: Conoclypus Oviclypeus

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Type: Conoclypus

Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal detritivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Austria (1 collection)

• Eocene of Croatia (1), Germany (1)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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