†Placatenella Mooi et al. 2018 (sand dollar)
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Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Placatenellidae
Full reference: R. Mooi, S. A. Martinez, C. J. Del Rio and M. I. Feijo Ramos. 2018. Late Oligocene–Miocene non-lunulate sand dollars of South America: Revision of abertellid taxa and descriptions of two new families, two new genera, and a new species. Zootaxa 4369(3):301-326
Parent taxon: Placatenellidae according to R. Mooi et al. 2018
Sister taxon: Camachoaster
Subtaxa: Placatenella complanata
Type: Abertella complanata
Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Brazil (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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