Diplocidaris
| Diplocidaris 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 |
| Genus: | Diplocidaris Desor, 1855 |
Diplocidaris is an extinct genus of sea urchins belonging to the family Diplocidaridae. The type species of this genus is Cidaris gigantea Agassiz, 1840. [2]
These slow-moving low-level epifaunal grazer-omnivores [1] lived in the Jurassic period, from 161.2 to 150.8 Ma. [1] Fossils of this genus have been found in the sediments of Europe, North Africa, Madagascar. [2]
Species
- Diplocidaris gigantea (Agassiz, 1840)
- Diplocidaris besairiei Lambert, 1936
- Diplocidaris jacquemonti Lambert, 1910
- Diplocidaris desori Wright, 1858
- Diplocidaris dumortieri Cotteau, 1863
- Diplocidaris gevreyi Lambert in Savin 1902
References
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