Holectypoida
Appearance
Holectypoida Temporal range:
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Echinodermata |
Class: | Echinoidea |
Subclass: | Euechinoidea |
Infraclass: | Irregularia |
Order: | Holectypoida Duncan, 1889 |
Families[1] | |
The Holectypoida are an order of sea urchins related to the sand dollars. The order consists of just two living genera, but was once more diverse.
Description and characteristics
[edit]In appearance, the living holectypoids are similar to sand dollars, but with less flattened bodies and an oval outline. They also lack the petal-like patterns found on the bodies of sand dollars.[2]
Taxonomy
[edit]According to World Register of Marine Species:
- †Anorthopygidae Wagner & Durham, 1966
- †Coenholectypidae Smith & Wright, 1999
- Discoididae Lambert, 1900
- †Holectypidae Lambert, 1900
References
[edit]- ^ "Holectypoida". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ Barnes, Robert D. (1982). Invertebrate Zoology. Philadelphia, PA: Holt-Saunders International. p. 981. ISBN 0-03-056747-5.