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Temnocidaris (Temnocidaris) Cotteau, 1863, p. 355

Diagnostic Features	A Temnocidaris with: prominent pits developed both along sutures and amongst the secondary tubercles.
Distribution	Upper Cretaceous (Campanian) to Palaeocene; western Europe.
Name gender	feminine
Type	Temnnocidaris magnifica Cotteau, 1863, p. 357, by subsequent designation of Lambert & Thiery, 1909, p. 27.
Species Included	The following species are included in Temnocidaris (Temnocidaris) T. magnifica Cotteau, 1863; Maastrichtian, France. T. danica (Desor, 1858); Danian, western Europe. T. nigelliensis (Lambert, 1909); Maastrichtian-Danian, western Europe. T. baylei Cotteau, 1863; Upper Campanian, France.
Classification and/or Status	A subgenus of Temnocidaris Cotteau, 1863.
Remarks	Cotteau, G. H. 1862-1867. Paléontologie Française. Terrain Crétace, Tome Septième. Échinides.  Masson et fils, Paris.