†Kewia lituyaensis Wagner 1974 (sand dollar)
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Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Echinarachniidae
Full reference: C. D. Wagner. 1974. Fossil and recent sand dollar echinoids of Alaska. Journal of Paleontology 48(1):105-123
Belongs to Kewia according to C. D. Wagner 1974
Sister taxa: Kewia blancoensis, Kewia fairbanksi, Kewia kannoi, Kewia kehoei, Kewia marquamensis, Kewia tachilniensis
Type specimen: USNM 181145. Its type locality is Icy Point, which is in a Miocene marine sandstone in the Yakataga Formation of Alaska.
Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (2: Alaska collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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