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Psychocidaridae

Synonyms: Roseicidaridae

Wikipedia Abstract

Psychocidaridae is a family of sea urchins in the order Cidaroida. The genus Psychocidaris is extant while the other genera are only known from fossils. The family has been in existence since the Lower Jurassic (Toarcian) and the range includes Europe, Ukraine, North America, North Africa and the West Pacific.
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Genus

Balanocidaris (9)
Caenocidaris (2)
Roseicidaris (1)
Sardocidaris (1)
Tylocidaris (17)

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External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0