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Genus of sea urchins

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 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.

Species

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

  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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Taxon identifiers
Goniocidaris
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