Archaeocidaris

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Archaeocidaris
Fossil range: Late Devonian-Late Permian
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Subclass: Euechinoidea
Order: Cidaroida
Family: Archaeocidaridae
Genus: Archaeocidaris

Archaeocidaris is an extinct genus of echinoid that lived from the Late Devonian to the Late Permian. Its remains have been found in Africa, Europe, and North America.

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  • Fossils (Smithsonian Handbooks) by David Ward (Page 176)

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