| 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 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Echinoidea |
| Order: | Cidaroida |
| 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 Desor, 1855
- Tetracidaris Cotteau, 1872
References
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