Asterocidaris
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| Asterocidaris Temporal range: | |
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| Fossil of Asterocidaris species from Morocco | |
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| Fossil spicules of Asterocidaris meandrina | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Echinoidea |
| Infraclass: | Carinacea |
| Family: | †Hemicidaridae |
| Genus: | †Asterocidaris Cotteau, 1859[1] |
Asterocidaris is a genus of fossils sea urchins in the family Hemicidaridae. These epifaunal grazer-deposit feeders lived in the Middle and Upper Jurassic age (from 171.6 to 161.2 Ma).[2]
