Temnopleuridea

Temnopleuridea; Temporal range: Upper Cretaceous–recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Microcyphus rousseaui
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Echinodermata
Class:	Echinoidea
Order:	Camarodonta
Infraorder:	Temnopleuridea; Kroh & Smith, 2010
Families
	Glyphocyphidae †; Temnopleuridae; Trigonocidaridae; Zeuglopleuridae †
Synonyms
	Temnopleuroida Mortensen, 1942

Temnopleuridea is an infraorder of sea urchins in the order Camarodonta. They are distinguished from other sea urchins by the presence of large fused plates on top of the feeding lantern. The test is usually sculpted to some degree, and has perforated tubercles.^[2]

Taxonomy

According to World Register of Marine Species:^[2]

Family Glyphocyphidae Duncan, 1889 †
Family Temnopleuridae A. Agassiz, 1872
Family Trigonocidaridae Mortensen, 1903b
Family Zeuglopleuridae Lewis, 1986 †

Bibliography

Barnes, Robert D. (1982). Invertebrate Zoology. Philadelphia, PA: Holt-Saunders International. p. 980. ISBN 978-0-03-056747-6.
National History Museum. "Temnopleuroida". Retrieved 19 Dec 2009.

References

^ Kroh, A.; Smith, A.B. (2010). "The phylogeny and classification of post-Palaeozoic echinoids". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 8 (2): 147–212. doi:10.1080/14772011003603556.
^ ^a ^b ^c Temnopleuridea World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2011-08-27.

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[1] Kroh, A.; Smith, A.B. (2010). "The phylogeny and classification of post-Palaeozoic echinoids". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 8 (2): 147–212. doi:10.1080/14772011003603556.

[WoRMS-2] Temnopleuridea World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2011-08-27.

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