†Scutellaster interlineatus Stimpson 1856 (sand dollar)
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Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Dendrasteridae
Alternative combinations: Anorthoscutum interlineatum, Dendraster (Calaster) interlineatus, Dendraster interlineatus, Scutella interlineata
Belongs to Scutellaster according to J. W. Durham 1955
See also Clark and Twitchell 1915, Grant and Hertlein 1938, Kew 1920 and Merriam 1899
Sister taxa: Scutellaster cretaceus, Anorthoscutum oregonensis
Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of United States (2: California collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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