Biology:Tylocidaris

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Short description: Extinct genus of sea urchins

Tylocidaris
Temporal range: Early Cretaceous-Eocene
Tylocidaris (Oedematocidaris) baltica maastrichtian denmark.jpg
Tylocidaris baltica, a Maastrichtian fossil from Denmark
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Order: Cidaroida
Family: Psychocidaridae
Genus: Tylocidaris
Pomel, 1883

Tylocidaris is an extinct genus of sea urchins that lived from the Early Cretaceous to the Eocene. Its remains have been found in Europe and North America.

References

  • Fossils (Smithsonian Handbooks) by David Ward (Page 177)

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q4272371 entry