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Goniocidaris

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Goniocidaris
Goniocidaris sp.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Order: Cidaroida
Family: Cidaridae
Subfamily: Goniocidarinae
Genus: Goniocidaris
Desor, 1846
Subgenera & species

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Synonyms
  • Goniocidaria (misspelling)
  • Stephanocidaris A. Agassiz, 1863 (junior synonym)

Goniocidaris[1][2] is a genus of sea urchins (Echinoidea) in the family Cidaridae and typical of the subfamily Goniocidarinae. Extant species are mostly found in Indo-Pacific seas, often living at depth.[3]

Species

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Goniocidaris tubaria
Goniocidaris umbraculum
subgenus Aspidocidaris Mortensen, 1928
subgenus Cyrtocidaris Mortensen, 1927
subgenus Discocidaris Döderlein, 1885
subgenus Goniocidaris
subgenus Petalocidaris Mortensen, 1903
not placed in any subgenus

References

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  1. ^ Desor PJE (1846) in Agassiz & Desor, 1846-1847. Catalogue raisonné des familles, des genres, et des espèces de la classe des échinodermes. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Troisième Série, Zoologie: 6 (1846): 305-374, pls. 15-16; 7 (1847): 129-168; 8 (1847): 5-35, 355-380.
  2. ^ WoRMS: Goniocidaris Desor in Agassiz & Desor, 1846 (retrieved 27 July 2020)
  3. ^ Natural History Museum (BMNH): Goniocidaris Desor, in Agassiz & Desor 1846, p. 337 (retrieved 27 July 2020)
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