Melonechinus

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Melonechinus
Fossil range: Carboniferous
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Subclass: Euechinoidea
Order: Echinocystitoida
Genus: Melonechinus

Melonechinus is an extinct genus of echinoid that lived in the Carboniferous. Its remains have been found in North America.

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  • Fossils (Smithsonian Handbooks) by David Ward (Page 175)

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