Global InformationPsychocidaridae information
| Psychocidaridae Temporal range:
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| Fossil of Balanocidaris marginata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Echinoidea |
| Order: | Cidaroida |
| Superfamily: | Histocidaroidea |
| Family: | Psychocidaridae Ikeda, 1936 [1] |
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Psychocidaridae is a family of sea urchins in the order Cidaroida. The genus Psychocidaris is extant while the other genera are only known from fossils. The family has been in existence since the Lower Jurassic (Toarcian) and the range includes Europe, Ukraine, North America, North Africa and the West Pacific.[2]
- ^ Cidaridae WoRMS. Retrieved 2011-08-28.
- ^ Family Psychocidaridae Ikeda, 1936 The Echinoid Directory. Retrieved 2011-08-28.