Astrodapsis Conrad 1856 (sand dollar)

Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Echinarachniidae

Parent taxon: Echinarachniidae according to C. A. Hall 1962

See also Clark and Twitchell 1915, Durham 1955, Durham 1966, Grant and Hertlein 1938, Kew 1920 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Echinarachnius, Kewia, Nipponaster, Pseudoastrodapsis, Remondella, Tenuirachnius, Vaquerosella

Subtaxa: Astrodapsis antiselli Astrodapsis arnoldi Astrodapsis brewerianus Astrodapsis cierboensis Astrodapsis davisi Astrodapsis depressus Astrodapsis diabloensis Astrodapsis fernandoensis Astrodapsis fresnoensis Astrodapsis israelskyi Astrodapsis jacalitosensis Astrodapsis kewi Astrodapsis pabloensis Astrodapsis peltoides Astrodapsis spatiosus Astrodapsis whitneyi

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Type: Astrodapsis antiselli

Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal detritivore

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Mexico (1 collection), United States (10: California)

• Miocene to Pliocene of United States (1: California)

• Miocene of United States (23: California)

• Oligocene of United States (1: California)

Total: 36 collections including 51 occurrences

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