Haimea caillaudi Michelin 1851 (sand dollar)

Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Oligopygidae

Belongs to Haimea according to M. Sanchez-Roig 1953

Sister taxa: Haimea bajasurensis, Haimea brooksi, Haimea cylindrica, Haimea gigantea, Haimea pentagona, Haimea subcylindrica

Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal detritivore

Distribution: found only at Loma Calisto, Nuevitas (Eocene of Cuba)

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