Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Mellitidae
Alternative combination: Scutella macrophora
Belongs to Encope according to W. B. Clark and M. W. Twitchell 1915
Sister taxa: Encope aberrans, Encope annectans, Encope californica, Encope chilensis, Encope ciae, Encope emarginata, Encope grandis, Encope megatrema, Encope michelini, Encope micropora, Encope occidentalis, Encope perspectiva, Encope peruviana, Encope platytata, Encope tatetlaensis, Encope tenuis, Encope wiedenmayeri
Subtaxa: Encope macrophora tamiamiensis
Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (5: Florida, South Carolina collections)
• Pliocene of United States (6: Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
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