Bothriocidaris

Bothriocidaris
Temporal range: Ordovician
Bothriocidaris globulus from the Encyclopædia Britannica, 1911. The short spines which were attached to the tubercles are not drawn.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Order: †Bothriocidaroida
Family: †Bothriocidaridae
Genus: †Bothriocidaris
Eichwald, 1860

Bothriocidaris is an extinct genus of echinoid from the Ordovician. It grew to 1.6 centimetres (0.63 in) in size and fed on plankton.

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