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Proterocidaridae ✝
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| Rank | family | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Proterocidaridae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Palaechinoidea : Proterocidaridae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Proterocidaridae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 247 - 242 Ma Triassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 235 - 232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Echinodermata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | slow-moving (based on Perischoechinoidea) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | limited (based on Echinoidea) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | grazer (based on Perischoechinoidea) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reproduction | dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Echinodermata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ontogeny | accretion,addition of parts (based on Echinodermata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | high Mg calcite (based on Echinoidea) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | A. B. Smith. 1984. Echinoid Palaeobiology. Allen & Unwin, London |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Eupholidocidaris genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Fournierechinus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Hyattechinus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 8 | 372 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 365 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Jacksonechinus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lazarechinus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | |
| Perischocidaris ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Perischodomus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Pholidocidaris ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 331 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Praepholidocidaris genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pronechinus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 299 Ma Carboniferous | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | |
| Proterocidaris ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1984 | Proterocidaridae Smith |
| 2018 | Proterocidaridae Hagdorn p. 273 |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
