Temnopleuridea

Temnopleuridea is an infraorder of sea urchins in the order Camarodonta. They are distinguished from other sea urchins by the presence of large fused plates on top of the feeding lantern. The test is usually sculpted to some degree, and has perforated tubercles.^[2]

Temnopleuridea Temporal range: Upper Cretaceous–recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Microcyphus rousseaui
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Echinodermata
Class:	Echinoidea
Order:	Camarodonta
Infraorder:	Temnopleuridea Kroh & Smith, 2010[1]
Families
Glyphocyphidae † Temnopleuridae Trigonocidaridae Zeuglopleuridae † [2]
Synonyms
Temnopleuroida Mortensen, 1942

Taxonomy

According to World Register of Marine Species:^[2]

• Family Glyphocyphidae Duncan, 1889 †
• Family Temnopleuridae A. Agassiz, 1872
• Family Trigonocidaridae Mortensen, 1903b
• Family Zeuglopleuridae Lewis, 1986 †

Bibliography

• Barnes, Robert D. (1982). Invertebrate Zoology. Philadelphia, PA: Holt-Saunders International. p. 980. ISBN 978-0-03-056747-6.
• National History Museum. "Temnopleuroida". Retrieved 19 Dec 2009.