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| Illustration of Leodia sexiesperforata by Louis Agassiz, 1841 | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Echinoidea |
| Order: | Clypeasteroida |
| Suborder: | Scutellina |
| Family: | Mellitidae Stefanini, 1912[1] |
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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.
- ^ Kroh, Andreas (2018). "Mellitidae Stefanini, 1912". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 7 September 2018.