Full reference: R. T. Jackson. 1912. Phylogeny of the Echini, with a revision of Palaeozoic species. Memoirs of the Boston Society of Natural History 7:1-491
Parent taxon: Proterocidaridae according to J. R. Thompson and T. Ewin 2018
See also Kier 1966 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Fournierechinus, Jacksonechinus, Lazarechinus, Perischocidaris, Perischodomus, Pholidocidaris, Pronechinus, Proterocidaris
Subtaxa: Hyattechinus anglicus Hyattechinus beecheri Hyattechinus dixoni Hyattechinus elegans Hyattechinus laudoni Hyattechinus pentagonus Hyattechinus rarispinus Hyattechinus toreumaticus
Type: Hyattechinus beecheri
Ecology: epifaunal grazer-deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of Germany (8 collections), the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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