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Archaeocidaridae
Taxonomy
Archaeocidaridae was named by M'Coy (1844). Its type is Archaeocidaris. It was considered paraphyletic by Kroh and Smith (2010).
It was assigned to Cidaroida by Fell (1966), Begg and Ballard (1991), Boczarowski (2001) and Webster et al. (2009); and to Echinoidea by Kroh and Smith (2010).
It was assigned to Cidaroida by Fell (1966), Begg and Ballard (1991), Boczarowski (2001) and Webster et al. (2009); and to Echinoidea by Kroh and Smith (2010).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1844 | Archaeocidaridae M'Coy p. 173 |
| 1966 | Archaeocidaridae Fell p. U317 |
| 1991 | Archaeocidaridae Begg and Ballard p. 152 |
| 2001 | Archaeocidaridae Boczarowski p. 94 |
| 2009 | Archaeocidaridae Webster et al. p. 248 |
| 2010 | Archaeocidaridae Kroh and Smith p. 169 |
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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. †Archaeocidaridae M'Coy 1844
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G. †Archaeocidaris M'Coy 1844
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†Archaeocidaris ladina Stache 1877
†Archaeocidaris selwyni Etheridge Jr. 1892
†Archaeocidaris wartellei Mansuy 1912
Invalid names: Echinocrinus Agassiz 1841 [objective synonym]
G. †Eocidaris Desor 1856
G. Lepidocidaris Meek and Worthen 1873
G. †Nortonechinus
G. †Polytaxicidaris
G. †Silurocidaris
G. †Xenocidaris
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Gorstian to the top of the Triassic or 427.40000 to 201.40000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 423.0 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 423.0 Ma
Collections (110 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gorstian - Ludfordian | Sweden (Gotland) | Silurocidaris clavata (13721) | |
| Lochkovian | Czech Republic | Xenocidaris sp. (94441) | |
| Eifelian | Poland (Swietokrzyskie) | Archaeocidaris sp. (94509) | |
| Givetian | Germany | Xenocidaris clavigera (144264) Xenocidaris clavigera, Xenocidaris cylindrica (144259) | |
| Early/Lower Frasnian | France | Archaeocidaris sp. (38687) | |
| Famennian | Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) | Archaeocidaris sp. (38295 38296) Archaeocidaris sp., Polytaxicidaris sp. (38294 38298 38302 38304) | |
| Late/Upper Famennian | Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) | Archaeocidaris sp., Polytaxicidaris sp. (38306) | |
| Kinderhookian - Osagean | USA (Utah) | Echinocrinus sp. (5755) | |
| Mississippian | USA (Arizona) | Archaeocidaris sp. (124290) | |
| Ivorian - Chadian | Ireland | Archaeocidaridae indet. (76515) | |
| Arundian - Holkerian | Ireland | Archaeocidaridae indet. (76517) | |
| Chadian - Arundian | USA (Indiana) | A. sp. (557) | |
| Holkerian | United Kingdom (England) | Archaeocidaris sp. (41284) | |
| Visean | Poland | Archaeocidaridae indet. (216786) | |
| Meramecian | Canada (Alberta) | Echinocrinus sp. (62396) | |
| Meramecian | USA (Virginia) | Echinocrinus sp. (7001) | |
| Meramecian | USA (Kentucky) | Archaeocidaris norwoodi (2711 2713 2781) | |
| Brigantian | United Kingdom (Scotland) | Echinocrinus urei (6406 6410 6412 6413 6414 6418 6426 6433 6443 6456 6457) | |
| Chesterian | Canada (Alberta) | Echinocrinus sp. (62373) | |
| Chesterian | USA (Montana) | Echinocrinus sp. (578) | |
| Morrowan | USA (Wyoming) | Archaeocidaris spp. (5674) | |
| Morrowan | USA (Arkansas) | Archaeocidaris sp. (90792) | |
| Morrowan | USA (Colorado) | Archaeocidaris sp. (42822) | |
| Westphalian | United Kingdom (England) | Archaeocidaris sp. (162355) | |
| Atokan | USA (Colorado) | Archaeocidaris cratis (90882) Archaeocidaris ourayensis (90880) Archaeocidaris triplex (90879) Archaeocidaris triplex, Archaeocidaris ourayensis (90881) | |
| Moscovian | China (Xinjiang) | Archaeocidaris sp. (92636) | |
| Kashirian - Myachkovian | USA (New Mexico) | Archaeocidaris triplex (46548) | |
| Desmoinesian | USA (Oklahoma) | Archaeocidaris megastyla (91530) Echinocrinus cratis (90781 90783 90787) | |
| Kasimovian | USA (Texas) | Archaeocidaris brownwoodensis (66107 66108) | |
| Kasimovian - Gzhelian | USA (Utah) | Echinocrinus sp. (39983 39984 39985 39987 39988 39989 39990 39991 39994 39996) | |
| Missourian | USA (Oklahoma) | Echinocrinus sp. (39813) | |
| Missourian | USA (Texas) | Archaeocidaris sp., Archaeocidaris cratis (159900) | |
| Virgilian | USA (Illinois) | Archaeocidaris sp. (49830 49833 49834) | |
| Asselian - Sakmarian | Peru (Cusco) | Echinocrinus sp. (41345 41347) | |
| Asselian - Sakmarian | Peru (Apurimac) | Echinocrinus sp. (41349) | |
| Sakmarian | New Zealand | Archaeocidaridae indet. (62063) | |
| Artinskian | USA (Nevada) | Archaeocidaris sp. (39157) | |
| Kungurian | Australia (Western Australia) | Archaeocidaris sp. (120601) | |
| Kungurian | USA (Nevada) | Archaeocidaris sp. (148778) | |
| Kungurian | USA (Arizona) | Archaeocidaris sp. (44950 86148 127940 148576 148577 148578 148582 148583 148584 148589 148631 148633 148637 148663 148753 148760) Echinocrinus trudifer (52898 120746 120747) Echinocrinus trudifer, Echinocrinus dininnii (95353) | |
| Roadian | Australia (New South Wales) | Archaeocidaris sp. (132320) | |
| Wordian | Laos | Archaeocidaris wartellei (125044) | |
| Wordian | Australia (New South Wales) | Archaeocidaris selwyni (120675) | |
| Wordian | USA (Texas) | Archaeocidaris sp. c, Archaeocidaris sp. d (108821) | |
| Wordian - Capitanian | Tunisia (Madanin) | Archaeocidaris sp. (42094) | |
| Capitanian | USA (Texas) | Archaeocidaridae indet. (101798 102618 105893) | |
| Capitanian | Tunisia (Madanin) | Archaeocidaris barroisi (42097) | |
| Capitanian | Laos | Archaeocidaris sp. (125065) | |
| Lopingian | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Archaeocidaris sp. (206740) Eocidaris sp., Archaeocidaris ladina (206739) | |
| Triassic | USA (Alaska) | Archaeocidaris sp. (112298 112303) |