†Laganum depressum Agassiz 1841 (sand dollar)
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Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Laganidae
Belongs to Laganum according to M. A. Kosnik 2002
See also Agassiz 1841 and Lindley 2001
Sister taxon: Laganum leptum
Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Egypt (1 collection)
• Pliocene of Egypt (2), Papua New Guinea (1)
• Miocene of Fiji (3), Papua New Guinea (1), South Africa (1)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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