Megaporocidaris Kier 1977 (sea urchin)

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

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Ecology: epifaunal grazer-deposit feeder

Distribution: found only at Cortina d'Ampezzo (Triassic of Italy)

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