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Extinct genus of sea urchins

Hemicidaris
Temporal range: Middle Jurassic-Early Cretaceous
Hemicidaris intermedia fossil from France in Cosmocaixa, Barcelona.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Subclass: Euechinoidea
Order: Hemicidaroida
Genus: Hemicidaris
Agassiz, 1838

Hemicidaris is an extinct genus of echinoids 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)

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Taxon identifiers
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