Diplocidaridae
| Diplocidaridae Temporal range: [1]
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| Fossil inner cast of Diplocidaris gigantea, on display at Galerie de paléontologie et d'anatomie comparée in Paris | |
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| Phylum: | Echinodermata
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| Class: | Echinoidea
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| Subclass: | Cidaroidea
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| Family: | Diplocidaridae Gregory 1900
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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 Desor, 1855
References[]
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