Biology:Diplocidaridae

Short description: Extinct family of sea urchins

Diplocidaridae Temporal range: Jurassic PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Fossil inner cast of Diplocidaris gigantea, on display at Galerie de paléontologie et d'anatomie comparée in Paris
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Echinodermata
Class:	Echinoidea
Order:	Cidaroida
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.

Generas

• Diplocidaris Desor, 1855
• Tetracidaris Cotteau, 1872

References

Wikidata ☰ Q18391760 entry