Diadematidae

Diadematidae

Diadematidae is a family descending from the class Echinoidea, comprising sea urchins and snails.

Genus Author Genus Species Author Species Age
Astropyga Gray, 1825 Astropyga radiata (Leske, 1778) Actual
Astropyga pulvinata (Lamarck, 1816) Actual
Astropyga magnifica Clark, 1934 Actual
Centrostephanus Peters, 1855 Centrostephanus asteriscus Agassiz & Clark,1907 Actual
Centrostephanus coronatus (Verrill,1867) Actual
Centrostephanus fragile (Wiltshire in Wright,1882) Santonian
Maastrichtian
Danian
Centrostephanus longispinus Philippi,1845 Actual
Centrostephanus nitidus Koehler,1927 Actual
Chaetodiadema Mortensen, 1903 Chaetodiadema granulatum Mortensen, 1903 Actual
Chaetodiadema keiense Mortensen, 1903 Actual
Chaetodiadema tuberculatum Clark, 1909 Actual
Diadema Humpfreys, 1797 Diadema palmeri Baker, 1967 Actual
Diadema savignyi (Michelin, 1845) Actual
Diadema setosum (Leske, 1778) Actual
Diadema antillarum Actual
Diadema paucispinum (Agassiz, 1863) Actual
Diadema mexicanum (Agassiz, 1863) ActualA.
Diadema ascensionis (Mortensen, 1909) Actual
Echinodiadema Verrill, 1867 Echinodiadema coronata Verrill, 1867 Actual
Echinothrix Peters, 1853 Echinothrix calamaris (Pallas, 1774) Actual
Echinothrix diadema (Linnaeus, 1758) Actual
Eodiadema - – – Lower Jurassic
Eremopyga Agassiz & Clark, 1908 Eremopyga denudata (De Meijere, 1904) Actual
Goniodiadema Mortensen, 1939 Goniodiadema mauritiense Mortensen, 1939 Actual
Kamptosoma Mortensen, 1903 – – Actual
Palaeodiadema Pomel, 1887 – – Santonian,
Maastrichtian
Danian
Pedinothuria Louis, 1897 Pedinothuria cidaroides Gregory, 1897 Callovian
Oxfordian
Trichodiadema Agassiz, 1863 Trichodiadema rodgersii Agassiz, 1863 Actual

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