Plegiocidaris
| Plegiocidaris Temporal range: Triassic-Early Cretaceous | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Echinoidea |
| Subclass: | Euechinoidea |
| Order: | Cidaroida |
| Genus: | Plegiocidaris |
Plegiocidaris is an extinct genus of echinoid that lived from the Triassic to the Early Cretaceous. Its remains have been found in Asia and Europe. It was named by the paleontologist Auguste Pomel
Sources
- Fossils (Smithsonian Handbooks) by David Ward (Page 175)