Echinarachniidae is a family of echinoderms belonging to the order Clypeasteroida.[1] This clade appeared in the Middle Miocene epoch and is still living today in the North Pacific Ocean (California and Japan) ocean to Northeast Canada and Southern United States.[2]
Echinarachniidae Temporal range:
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An image of Echinarachnius parma, one of the species in this clade. | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Echinodermata |
Class: | Echinoidea |
Order: | Clypeasteroida |
Family: | Echinarachniidae |
Genera
editGenera:[1]
- Astrodapsis Conrad, 1856
- Echinarachnius Gray, 1825
- Faassia Shmidt, 1971
- Kewia Nisiyama, 1935
- Proescutella Pomel, 1883
- Pseudastrodapsis Durham, 1953
- Scutellaster Cragin, 1895
- Tenuirachnius Durham, 1955
- Vaquerosella Durham, 1955
References
edit- ^ a b "Echinarachniidae". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ "Echinarachniidae - Natural History Museum". www.nhm.ac.uk. Retrieved 2023-11-09.