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Miocidaridae ✝
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| Rank | family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Cidaroida : Miocidaridae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Cidaroida : Miocidaridae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Miocidaridae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 272 - 269 Ma Permian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 183 - 182 Ma Early Jurassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Cidaroida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | slow-moving (based on Cidaroida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | limited (based on Echinoidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | grazer, omnivore (based on Cidaroida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reproduction | dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Cidaroida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ontogeny | accretion,addition of parts (based on Echinodermata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | high Mg calcite (based on Cidaroida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. W. Durham and R. V. Melville. 1957. A classification of Echinoids. Journal of Paleontology 31:242-272 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Anaulocidaris ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | |
| Aplocidaris ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Couvelardicidaris ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 201 Ma Early Jurassic | 197 Ma Early Jurassic | |
| Dicyclocidaris ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Eotiaris ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 18 | 272 Ma Permian | 260 Ma Permian | |
| Miocidaris ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 49 | 254 Ma Permian | 199 Ma Early Jurassic | |
| Pachycidaris ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Panniericidaris ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 201 Ma Early Jurassic | 190 Ma Early Jurassic | |
| Permocidaris ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 260 Ma Permian | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | |
| Procidaris ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 17 | 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 183 Ma Early Jurassic | |
| Serpianotiaris ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 242 Ma Middle Triassic |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1957 | Miocidaridae Durham and Melville p. 251 |
| 1966 | Miocidaridae Fell p. U321 |
| 1966 | Miocidaridae Nisiyama p. 153 |
| 1968 | Miocidaridae Kier p. 1000 |
| 1995 | Miocidaridae Hagdorn p. 248 |
| 2010 | Miocidaridae Kroh and Smith p. 169 |
| 2015 | Miocidaridae Smith p. 6 |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
