Leodia Gray 1852 (sand dollar)
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Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Mellitidae
Parent taxon: Mellitidae according to J. W. Durham 1955
See also Cooke 1942, Durham 1966 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Encope, Mellita, Mellitella
Subtaxa: Leodia caroliniana Leodia sexiesperforata
Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (3: South Carolina collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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