Sanchezella sanchezi Lambert 1926 (sand dollar)

Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Neolaganidae

Alternative combination: Jacksonaster sanchezi

Belongs to Sanchezella according to J. W. Durham 1954

See also Sanchez Roig 1926

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: Its type locality is Loma de Callisto, Nuevitas, which is in an Oligocene marine horizon in Cuba

Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal detritivore

Distribution: found only at Loma de Callisto, Nuevitas

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