Scutellidae is a family of sea urchins in the superfamily Scutelloidea. All genera except Scaphechinus are extinct.
| Scutellidae Temporal range: [1] | |
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| Fossils of Scutella paulensis from France, on display at Galerie de paléontologie et d'anatomie comparée in Paris | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Echinoidea |
| Order: | Echinolampadacea |
| Infraorder: | Scutelliformes |
| Superfamily: | Scutelloidea |
| Family: | Scutellidae Gray, 1825[2] |
Genera
editAs of 2017[update], the World Register of Marine Species recognizes the following seven genera in this family:[3]
- †Allaster Nisiyama, 1968
- †Parascutella Durham, 1953
- †Remondella Durham, 1955
- †Samlandaster Lambert, in Lambert & Thiéry, 1914
- Scaphechinus A. Agassiz, 1864
- †Scutella Lamarck, 1816
- †Scutulum Tournouër, 1869
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References
edit- ↑ "The Paleobiology Database". Archived from the original on 2022-08-19. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
- ↑ Gray, J. E. (1825). "An Attempt to divide the Echinida or Sea Eggs, into Natural Families". Annals of Philosophy. New Series. 10 (6): 427–428.
- ↑ Kroh, A. (2012). Kroh A, Mooi R (eds.). "Scutellidae Gray, 1825". World Echinoidea Database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
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