Goniocidaris

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Goniocidaris
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Goniocidaris sp.
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Order: Cidaroida
Family: Cidaridae
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]

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Species

Goniocidaris tubaria Goniocidaris tubaria.jpg
Goniocidaris tubaria
Goniocidaris umbraculum Goniocidaris umbraculum (USNM E11208) 002.jpeg
Goniocidaris umbraculum
subgenus AspidocidarisMortensen, 1928
subgenus CyrtocidarisMortensen, 1927
subgenus DiscocidarisDöderlein, 1885
subgenus Goniocidaris
subgenus PetalocidarisMortensen, 1903
not placed in any subgenus

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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)