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 Lovén, 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
Distribution
Link		To Echinoid Directory
Attribute		Functional group: benthos (inherited from Echinodermata)   » Stage: adult Functional group: plankton (inherited from Echinodermata)   » Stage: larva
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:559478
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 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: Kroh, A. & Mooi, R. (2013) World Echinoidea Database at http://www.marinespecies.org/echinoidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=559478 on 2013-05-20