†Protoscutella plana Conrad 1865 (sand dollar)
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Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Protoscutellidae
Alternative combination: Sismondia plana
Belongs to Protoscutella according to P. M. Kier 1980
See also Clark and Twitchell 1915 and Cooke 1942
Sister taxa: Protoscutella conradi, Protoscutella mississippiensis, Protoscutella pentagonium
Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (11: North Carolina, South Carolina collections)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
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