†Megaporocidaris Kier 1977 (sea urchin)
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Echinoidea - Euechinoidea - Triadocidaridae
Full reference: P. M. Kier. 1977. Triassic Echinoids. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 30:1-88
Parent taxon: Triadocidaridae according to A. B. Smith 1994
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Levicidaris, Mikrocidaris, Parvicidaris, Triadocidaris, Vinchuscanchaia, Zardinechinus
Subtaxa: Megaporocidaris mariana
Ecology: epifaunal grazer-deposit feeder
Distribution: found only at Cortina d'Ampezzo (Triassic of Italy)
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