Melonechinus is an extinct genus of echinoid that lived in the Carboniferous. Its remains have been found in North America.
| Melonechinus Temporal range: Carboniferous
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| M. indianensis, National Museum of Natural History | |
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| Genus: | Melonechinus
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Sources
edit- Fossils (Smithsonian Handbooks) by David Ward (Page 175)
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