†Kewia fairbanksi Arnold 1907 (sand dollar)
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Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Echinarachniidae
Alternative combinations: Echinarachnius fairbanksi, Scutella fairbanksi
Belongs to Kewia according to J. W. Durham 1955
See also Clark and Twitchell 1915, Grant and Hertlein 1938, Kew 1920, Loel and Corey 1932 and Pack 1909
Sister taxa: Kewia blancoensis, Kewia kannoi, Kewia kehoei, Kewia lituyaensis, Kewia marquamensis, Kewia tachilniensis
Subtaxa: Scutella fairbanksi santanensis
Type specimen: UCMP 11017
Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (15: California collections)
Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence
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