†Encope peruviana Brighton 1926 (sand dollar)
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Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Mellitidae
Belongs to Encope according to Brighton 1926
Sister taxa: Encope aberrans, Encope annectans, Encope californica, Encope chilensis, Encope ciae, Encope emarginata, Encope grandis, Encope macrophora, Encope megatrema, Encope michelini, Encope micropora, Encope occidentalis, Encope perspectiva, Encope platytata, Encope tatetlaensis, Encope tenuis, Encope wiedenmayeri
Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal detritivore
Distribution: found only at Corrales (Miocene of Peru)
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