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Echinoidea taxon details

Proterocidaridae Smith, 1984 † 
AphiaID: 689325

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Echinozoa (Subphylum) > Echinoidea (Class) > Palaeozoic Echinoidea † (Subclass)
Status accepted
Record
status
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Rank Family
Parent Palaeozoic Echinoidea †
Source  basis of record: Smith, A. B. & Kroh, A. (editor) 2011. The Echinoid Directory. World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/projects/echinoid-directory, available online at http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/projects/echinoid-directory [details]

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 Genus Fournierechinus Jackson, 1929 †
Genus Hyattechinus Jackson, 1912 †
Genus Perischocidaris Neumayr, 1881 †
Genus Pholidocidaris Meek & Worthen, 1869 †
Genus Pronechinus Kier, 1965 †
Genus Proterocidaris de Koninck, 1882 †
Genus Protoechinus Austin, 1860 †
Genus Tretechinus Tornquist, 1897 †

Genus Eupholidocidaris Kier, 1956 † accepted as Proterocidaris de Koninck, 1882 †
Genus Jacksonechinus Lambert, in Besairie, 1936 † accepted as Proterocidaris de Koninck, 1882 †
Genus Praepholidocidaris Frest & Strimple, 1977 † accepted as Pholidocidaris Meek & Worthen, 1869 †
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
Note  Fossil range: Lower Carboniferous (Visean) to Upper Permian [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:689325
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2012-09-10 09:38:00Z  created  Kroh, Andreas
  
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  Citation: Kroh, A. (2013). Proterocidaridae Smith, 1984. 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=689325 on 2013-05-26
  

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