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Mellitidae
Mellitidae
is a
family
of
sand dollars
, in the
echinoderm
order
Clypeasteroida
. These
irregular
sea urchins
bury
themselves in
soft
sediment
in
shallow
seas
.
Genera
The
World Register of Marine Species
includes the following
genera
in the family:-
Encope
L.
Agassiz
,
1840
Lanthonia
Coppard,
2016
Leodia
Gray
,
1851
Mellita
L. Agassiz,
1841
Mellitella
Duncan
, 1889