Hemicidaris
Hemicidaris Temporal range: Middle Jurassic-Early Cretaceous | |
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Hemicidaris intermedia fossil from France in Cosmocaixa, Barcelona. | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Echinodermata |
Class: | Echinoidea |
Subclass: | Euechinoidea |
Order: | Hemicidaroida |
Genus: | Hemicidaris |
Hemicidaris is an extinct genus of echinoid that lived from the Middle Jurassic to the Early Cretaceous. Its remains have been found in Africa, Asia, and Europe.
Sources
- Fossils (Smithsonian Handbooks) by David Ward (Page 178)
External links
- Hemicidaris in the Paleobiology Database