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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