†Australidiadema Smith and Crame 2012 (sea urchin)
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Echinoidea - Diadematoida - Diadematidae
Full reference: A. B. Smith and J. A. Crame. 2012. Echinoderm faunas from the Lower Cretaceous (Aptian–Albian) of Alexander Island, Antarctica. Palaeontology 55(2):305-325
Parent taxon: Diadematidae according to A. B. Smith and J. A. Crame 2012
Sister taxa: Centrostephanus, Diadema, Echinothrix, Eodiadema, Kierechinus, Mesodiadema, Palaeodiadema, Pedinothuria, Sierradiadema
Subtaxa: Australidiadema alexanderi
Type: Australidiadema alexanderi
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Antarctica (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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