Echinarachnius parma Lamarck 1816 (sand dollar)

Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Echinarachniidae

Alternative combination: Scutella parma

Belongs to Echinarachnius according to C. D. Wagner 1974

See also Cooke 1942 and Grant and Hertlein 1938

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

Subtaxa: Echinarachnius parma obesa

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Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal detritivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (2: Alaska collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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