Temnopleuridea

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]

Temnopleuridea
Temporal range: Upper Cretaceous–recent
Microcyphus rousseaui
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Order: Camarodonta
Infraorder: Temnopleuridea
Kroh & Smith, 2010[1]
Families

Glyphocyphidae †
Temnopleuridae
Trigonocidaridae
Zeuglopleuridae † [2]

Synonyms

Temnopleuroida Mortensen, 1942

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


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