Holasteridae

Holasteridae
Temporal range: Cretaceous

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Fossil of Hemipleustus oculatus from Belgium, on display at Galerie de paléontologie et d'anatomie comparée in Paris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Superorder: Atelostomata
Order: Holasteroida
Family: Holasteridae
Pictet 1857

Holasteridae is an extinct family of sea urchins.

These semi-infaunal detritivores lived during the Cretaceous period, from 140.2 to 53.0 Ma.[1]

Genera

  • Aurelianaster
  • Basseaster
  • Cardiaster
  • Cardiotaxis
  • Cibaster
  • Duncaniaster
  • Echinocorys
  • Entomaster
  • Galeaster
  • Ganbirretia
  • Garumnaster
  • Guettaria
  • Hagenowia
  • Hemipneustes
  • Holaster
  • Infulaster
  • Ismidaster
  • Jeronia
  • Lampadaster
  • Lampadocorys
  • Messaoudia
  • Offaster
  • Opisopneustes
  • Paronaster
  • Pseudananchys
  • Pseudholaster
  • Pseudoffaster
  • Pseudoholaster
  • Rispolia
  • Scagliaster
  • Stegaster
  • Sternotaxis
  • Taphraster
  • Tholaster
  • Titanaster
  • Toxopatagus
  • Zumoffenia

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References

  1. 1 2 3 The Paleobiology Database


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