†Haimea (sand dollar)
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Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Oligopygidae
Parent taxon: Oligopygidae according to A. S. Osborn et al. 2016
See also Sepkoski 2002, Squires and Demetrion 1994 and Wagner and Durham 1966
Sister taxa: Microlampas, Oligopygus, Protolampas
Subtaxa: Haimea bajasurensis Haimea brooksi Haimea caillaudi Haimea cylindrica Haimea gigantea Haimea pentagona Haimea subcylindrica
Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Cuba (2 collections), Mexico (1), United States (3: Florida)
Total: 6 collections including 9 occurrences
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