Diplocidaridae
Diplocidaridae Temporal range: Jurassic | |
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Fossil inner cast of Diplocidaris gigantea, on display at Galerie de paléontologie et d'anatomie comparée in Paris | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Echinodermata |
Subphylum: | Echinozoa |
Class: | Echinoidea |
Subclass: | Cidaroidea |
Family: | Diplocidaridae Gregory 1900 |
Diplocidaridae is an extinct family of sea urchins.
These slow-moving low-level epifaunal grazer-omnivores lived in the Jurassic period, from 161.2 to 150.8 Ma. [1]
Generas
- Diplocidaris
- Rolliericidaris
- Tetracidaris
References
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