†Encope chilensis Philippi 1887 (sand dollar)
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Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Mellitidae
Belongs to Encope according to U. S. Grant and L. G. Hertlein 1938
Sister taxa: Encope aberrans, Encope annectans, Encope californica, Encope ciae, Encope emarginata, Encope grandis, Encope macrophora, Encope megatrema, Encope michelini, Encope micropora, Encope occidentalis, Encope perspectiva, Encope peruviana, Encope platytata, Encope tatetlaensis, Encope tenuis, Encope wiedenmayeri
Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal detritivore
Distribution: found only at Caldera, Bahia Inglesa Unit 1 (Miocene of Chile)
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