Mellitidae is a family of sand dollars, in the echinoderm order Clypeasteroida. These irregular sea urchins bury themselves in soft sediment in shallow seas.
FAMILY
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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
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