Clypeidae

Clypeidae
Temporal range: [1]
Fossil of Pygurus tenuis on display at Senckenberg Museum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Superorder: Neognathostomata
Family: †Clypeidae
Lambert, 1898

Clypeidae is a family of sea urchins belonging to the superorder Neognathostomata.[2]

Fossil record

This family is known in the fossil record from the Jurassic (Bajocian age) to Cretaceous (Santonian age) (age range: from about 164.7 to 94.3 million years ago). Fossils of species within this genus have been found in Egypt, France, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, Ukraine, the United Arab Emirates, Chile, Ethiopia, Germany, India, Kenya, Madagascar, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Tunisia, United Kingdom and United States.[1]

Genera

Genera within this family include:[1]

  • Astrolampas Pomel 1883
  • Clypeus Leske 1778
  • Colliclypeus Smith 1991
  • Pseudopygurus

References

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  1. ^ a b c The Paleobiology Database
  2. ^ Kroh A, Mooi R, eds. (2026). "Clypeidae Lambert, 1898 †". World Echinoidea Database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
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