Echinoid
Encope
Keyhole sand dollar
Encope is the keyhole sand dollar of the Miocene–Pliocene of Florida and Panama and today's Pacific coast; fossil E. tamiamiensis and E. macrophora from the Tamiami Formation and Bone Valley are popular Florida fossils. Complete tests are fragile and often glued; check for filled slots and edges.
| Phylum | Echinodermata |
|---|---|
| Class | Echinoidea |
| Order | Clypeasteroida |
| Family | Mellitidae |
| Group | Echinoid |
| Rank (PBDB) | genus· Paleobiology Database |
| Author | Agassiz 1840· Paleobiology Database |
| Classification (PBDB) | Echinodermata › Echinoidea › Clypeasteroida › Mellitidae· Paleobiology Database |
| Range (PBDB) | 23–0.01 Ma· Paleobiology Database |
| PBDB occurrences | 75· Paleobiology Database |
| Authority (WoRMS) | L. Agassiz, 1840· WoRMS / MolluscaBase |
| Status (WoRMS) | accepted· WoRMS / MolluscaBase |
| Extinct (WoRMS) | no· WoRMS / MolluscaBase |
| Classification (WoRMS) | Animalia › Echinodermata › Echinoidea › Echinolampadacea › Mellitidae· WoRMS / MolluscaBase |
Elsewhere
- WoRMS AphiaID: 415341
- GBIF: 2279051
- PBDB: 33124
- Wikidata: Q3458567
- PBDB taxon page
- WoRMS / MolluscaBase record
- Wikipedia: Encope
- PBDB search: Encope
Cite this article
Stratum Strata. "Encope" (Taxon). Stratum Strata pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-21. https://stratum.black/strata/taxa/encope. Accessed 2026-09-21.
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title = {Encope},
author = {{Stratum Strata}},
howpublished = {\url{https://stratum.black/strata/taxa/encope}},
year = {2026},
note = {Taxon article, Stratum Strata pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-21; sources: stratum, pbdb, worms, wikidata, commons. Accessed 2026-09-21.}
} Citations carry the pack version and the article's as-of date so they resolve to the same text later. The facts themselves belong to the sources listed below; cite those for the science.