Scutellidae Explained

Scutellidae is a family of sand dollars (flat sea urchins) in the superfamily Scutellidea. All genera except Scaphechinus are extinct.

Genera

, the World Register of Marine Species recognizes the following seven genera in this family:

• †Allaster Nisiyama, 1968
• †Parascutella Durham, 1953
• †Remondella Durham, 1955
• †Samlandaster Lambert, in Lambert & Thiéry, 1914
• Scaphechinus A. Agassiz, 1864
• †Scutella Lamarck, 1816
• †(sea urchin) Tournouër, 1869