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Parhabdocidaris Thiery, 1928, p. 181

Diagnostic Features	A Rhabdocidaris with compound ambulacral plates adorally.
Type	Rhabdocidaris varusensis Cotteau, 1878, p. 267, by original designation.
Species Included	Only the type species.
Classification and/or Status	Cidaroida, Rhabdocidaridae Subjective junior synonym of Rhabdocidaris
Remarks	All Rhabdocidaridae show some degree of ambulacral pseudocompounding adorally as in the type species. Thiery, P. 1928. Conciderations phylogeniques sur les Cidaridae. Archives de Zoologie experimental et general 67, Notes et Revue 4, p. 179-181.