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

Mellitidae
Illustration of Leodia sexiesperforata by Louis Agassiz, 1841
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Order: Clypeasteroida
Suborder: Scutellina
Family: Mellitidae
Stefanini, 1912[1]
Genera

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Genera

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The World Register of Marine Species includes the following genera in the family:-[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Kroh, Andreas (2018). "Mellitidae Stefanini, 1912". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 7 September 2018.