[=Cidarotrophus Pomel, 1883, p. 113, type species Archaeocidaris wortheni Hall, 1858; =Echinocrinus Agassiz, 1841, p. 15 (objective; name suppressed); ?= Palaeocidaris Desor, 1846, p. 36, type species Cidarites nereii Munster, 1843 ]
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Distribution | Carboniferous - ?Permian, North America, Europe, North Africa, Russia, ?Australia. |
Name gender | feminine |
Type | Cidaris urii Fleming, 1828, p. 478, by subsequent designation of Bather 1907, p. 453. Generic name Archaeocidaris validated in Opinion 370 under plenary powers, by suppresion under same powers of generic name Echinocrinus Agassiz, 1841. Opinions of the International Commission of Zoological Nomenclature 1955, 11, 301-320. |
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