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Palaeozoic Echinoidea † 
AphiaID: 559478

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Echinozoa (Subphylum) > Echinoidea (Class)
Status temporary name
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Subclass
Parent Echinoidea
Synonymised
taxa
  Perischoechinoidea † (paraphyletic)
Source Not documented
Direct child
taxa
 Family Archaeocidaridae McCoy, 1844 †
Genus Aulechinus Bather & Spencer, 1934 †
Family Bothriocidaridae Klem, 1904 †
Genus Bromidechinus Smith & Savill, 2001 †
Family Cravenechinidae Hawkins, 1946 †
Family Echinocystitidae Gregory, 1897 †
Family Eothuriidae MacBride & Spencer, 1938 †
Family Lenticidaridae Smith, 1994 †
Family Lepidesthidae Jackson, 1896 †
Family Lepidocentridae LovĂ©n, 1874 †
Family Palaechinidae McCoy, 1849 †
Family Proterocidaridae Smith, 1984 †

Order Megalopoda † accepted as Eothuriidae MacBride & Spencer, 1938 †
Superorder Megapodacea † accepted as Eothuriidae MacBride & Spencer, 1938 †
Family Melechidae † accepted as Melonechinidae Lambert, 1900 † accepted as Palaechinidae McCoy, 1849 †
Family Melonechinidae Lambert, 1900 † accepted as Palaechinidae McCoy, 1849 †
Family Palaeechinidae Jackson, 1912 † accepted as Palaechinidae McCoy, 1849 †
Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range fossil only
Link To Echinoid Directory
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:559478
Taxonomic
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2011-02-13 21:48:11Z  created  Kroh, Andreas
  
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  Citation: Kroh, A. (2013). Palaeozoic Echinoidea. In: Kroh, A. & Mooi, R. (2013) World Echinoidea Database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=559478 on 2013-05-18
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