Echinodiscus (echinoderm)

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Echinodiscus
Echinodiscus bisperforatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Order: Clypeasteroida
Family: Astriclypeidae
Genus: Echinodiscus
Leske, 1778
Type species
Echinodiscus bisperforatus
Leske, 1778
Synonyms
  • Lobophora L. Agassiz, 1841
  • Tetrodiscus Pomel, 1883

Echinodiscus is a genus of sand dollars within the family Astriclypeidae. There are currently 14 species assigned to the genus, with a majority being extinct.[1][2][3]

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