| Holasteridae Temporal range: [1] | |
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| Fossil of Hemipleustus oculatus from Belgium, on display at Galerie de paléontologie et d'anatomie comparée in Paris | |
| Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota | 
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Echinodermata | 
| Class: | Echinoidea | 
| Order: | Holasteroida | 
| Suborder: | Meridosternata | 
| 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]
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