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Proterocidaridae
Taxonomy
Proterocidaridae was named by Smith (1984). Its type is Proterocidaris.
It was assigned to Palaechinoidea by Hagdorn (2018); and to Echinoidea by Smith (1984), Thompson and Ewin (2018).
It was assigned to Palaechinoidea by Hagdorn (2018); and to Echinoidea by Smith (1984), Thompson and Ewin (2018).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1984 | Proterocidaridae Smith |
| 2018 | Proterocidaridae Hagdorn p. 273 |
| 2018 | Proterocidaridae Thompson and Ewin p. 803 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Fm. †Proterocidaridae Smith 1984
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G. †Fournierechinus Jackson 1929
G. †Hyattechinus Jackson 1912
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†Hyattechinus anglicus Thompson and Ewin 2018
†Hyattechinus beecheri Jackson 1912
†Hyattechinus dixoni Hawkins 1935
†Hyattechinus elegans Jackson 1929
†Hyattechinus laudoni Kier 1965
†Hyattechinus pentagonus Jackson 1912
†Hyattechinus rarispinus Hall 1868
†Hyattechinus toreumaticus Hawkins 1935
G. †Jacksonechinus Lambert 1936
G. †Perischocidaris Neumary 1881
G. †Perischodomus M'Coy 1849
G. †Pronechinus Kier 1965
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†Pronechinus anatoliensis Kier 1965
†Pronechinus cretensis König 1982
G. †Proterocidaris de Koninck 1882
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Collections (18 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Eifelian | USA (Alaska) | Pholidocidaris sp. (3639) | |
| Famennian | Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) | Hyattechinus sp. (38294 38298 38302 38325 38327 38329) | |
| Late/Upper Famennian | United Kingdom (Devon) | Hyattechinus anglicus, Pholidocidaris acuaria (232976) | |
| Late/Upper Famennian | Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) | Hyattechinus sp. (38304 38306) | |
| Serpukhovian | USA (Oklahoma) | Pholidocidaris irregularis (5611) | |
| Asselian | Greece | Pronechinus cretensis (120899) | |
| Capitanian | USA (Texas) | Pronechinus sp. (105893) | |
| Changhsingian | Türkiye | Pronechinus anatoliensis (110408) | |
| Illyrian | France | Proterocidaridae indet. (187349) | |
| Julian | Italy (Belluno) | Pronechinus sp. (207478) | |
| Julian | Italy | Echinodermata indet. (163815) | |
| Carnian | Italy | Pronechinus sp. (197055) |