Echinarachnius alaskense Durham 1957 (sand dollar)

Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Echinarachniidae

Belongs to Echinarachnius according to Durham 1957

Sister taxa: Echinarachnius andersoni, Echinarachnius astrodapsoides, Echinarachnius brewerianus, Echinarachnius newcombei, Echinarachnius parma, Echinarachnius plafkeri, Echinarachnius ungaensis

Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal detritivore

Distribution: found only at Cenotaph Island, SE shore (Miocene of Alaska)

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