Protoscutella conradi Cotteau 1891 (sand dollar)

Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Protoscutellidae

Alternative combinations: Scutella conradi, Sismondia conradi

Belongs to Protoscutella according to P. M. Kier 1980

See also Clark and Twitchell 1915 and Cooke 1942

Sister taxa: Protoscutella mississippiensis, Protoscutella pentagonium, Protoscutella plana

Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal detritivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (16: North Carolina, South Carolina collections)

Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence

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