Superfamily Histocidaridea Kroh and Smith 2010 (pencil urchin)
Full reference: A. Kroh and A. B. Smith. 2010. The phylogeny and classification of post-Palaeozoic echinoids. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 8(2):147-212
Parent taxon: Cidaroida according to A. Kroh and A. B. Smith 2010
Sister taxa: Cidaridea, Delocidaris, Diplocidaridae, Fellius, Heterocidaridae, Hirudocidaris, Leurocidaris, Menocidaris, Mesodiadema, Mikrocidari, Minicidaris, Miocidaridae, Oedematocidaris, Palmerius, Paracidaridae, Polycidaridae, Prophyllacanthus, Rhabdocidaridae, Serpianotiaridae, Triadotiaridae
Subtaxa: Histocidaridae
Type: Histocidarinae
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal grazer-omnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of France (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence