| Aeropsidae | |
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| Aeropsis rostrata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Echinoidea |
| Order: | Spatangoida |
| Suborder: | Micrasterina |
| Family: | Aeropsidae Lambert, 1896 |
Aeropsidae is a family of echinoderms belonging to the order Spatangoida. [1] It contains one extant genus. There are also eight extinct genera, most of which fall in the subfamily Corasterinae. [2]
Initially, a large number of genera were included on the basis of their apetaloid ambulacra. This, however, resulted in the inclusion of a number of unrelated genera some of which are holasteroid, and others that are spatangoid. [3] Later, Mortensen included just two genera - Aceste and Aeropsis . The two forms are very different in test architecture. Aceste is now considered to be an apetaloid derivative of Proraster and is nor believed to be closely related to Aeropsidae. [3]
The following genera are recognised: [2]
Subfamily Corasterinae Lambert & Thiéry, 1924
No subfamily
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