Fellaster Durham 1955 (sand dollar)
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Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Clypeasteridae
Full reference: J. W. Durham. 1955. Classification of clypeasteroid echinoids. California University Publications in Geological Sciences 31:73-198
Parent taxon: Arachnoidinae according to J. W. Durham 1955
See also Durham 1966 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Arachnoides, Fossulaster
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of New Zealand (1 collection)
• Pliocene of New Zealand (2)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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