Mellitidae
Also known as: Galletas de mar
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Echinodermata |
| Class | Echinoidea |
| Order | Echinolampadacea |
| Family | Mellitidae |
| Published in | Stefanini, G. (1912). Osservazioni sulla distribuzione geografica, sulla origini e sulla filogenesi degli Scutellidae. Bolletino della Società Geologica Italiana 30 (1911), 739-754. https://www.marinespecies.org/echinoidea/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=15 |
| Habitat | MARINE |
| Genera | 5 |
| Species records held | 48 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 87 |
| GBIF key | 9519 |
Genera in Mellitidae
- Encope — 34 species: Encope aberrans, Encope angelensis, Encope annectans, Encope arcensis, Encope borealis, Encope californica, Encope carmenensis, Encope chaneyi
- Mellita — 9 species: Mellita aclinensis, Mellita costabilei, Mellita isometra, Mellita kanakoffi, Mellita notabilis, Mellita quinquiesperforata, Mellita sexiesperforata, Mellita tenuis
- Lanthonia — 2 species: Lanthonia grantii, Lanthonia longifissa
- Leodia — 2 species: Leodia divinata, Leodia sexiesperforata
- Mellitella — 1 species: Mellitella stokesii
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.