Anorthoscutum oregonensis major Kew 1920 (sand dollar)

Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Dendrasteridae

Alternative combination: Dendraster (Calaster) oregonensis major

Full reference: W. S. W. Kew. 1920. Cretaceous And Cenozoic Echinoidea of the Pacific coast of North America. University Of California Publications Bulletin of the Department of Geology 23-236

Belongs to Anorthoscutum oregonensis according to U. S. Grant and L. G. Hertlein 1938

Sister taxa: Anorthoscutum oregonense quaylet, Anorthoscutum oregonensis quaylei, Dendraster (Calaster) oregonensis gibbosus

Type specimen: UCMP 11044 and 11352 (cotypes)

Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal detritivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Anorthoscutum oregonensis major in the database

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