Diplocidaridae is an extinct family of sea urchins.

Diplocidaridae
Temporal range: Jurassic [1]
Fossil inner cast of Diplocidaris gigantea, on display at Galerie de paléontologie et d'anatomie comparée in Paris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Order: Cidaroida
Family: Diplocidaridae
Gregory, 1900

These slow-moving low-level epifaunal grazer-omnivores lived in the Jurassic period, from 161.2 to 150.8 Ma.[1]

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