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Bothriocidaris

Synonyms: Botriocidaris; Botryocidaris

Wikipedia Abstract

Bothriocidaris (meaning best furrow or best trench) is an extinct genus of echinoid from the Ordovician. It grew to 6 inches (150 mm) in size and fed on plankton.
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Species

Bothriocidaris eichwaldi
Bothriocidaris kolatai
Bothriocidaris maquoketensis
Bothriocidaris parvus
Bothriocidaris solemi
Bothriocidaris vulcani

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