†Leodia caroliniana Ravenel 1841 (sand dollar)
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Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Mellitidae
Alternative combinations: Mellita caroliniana, Scutella caroliniana
Belongs to Leodia according to C. W. Cooke 1942
See also Clark and Twitchell 1915
Sister taxon: Leodia sexiesperforata
Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal detritivore
Distribution: found only at Loc. 237 - The Grove [Waccamaw Fm] (Quaternary of South Carolina)
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