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Holasteridae

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Holasteridae
Temporal range: Cretaceous [1]
Fossil of Hemipleustus oculatus from Belgium, on display at Galerie de paléontologie et d'anatomie comparée in Paris
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Order: Holasteroida
Suborder: Meridosternata
Family: Holasteridae
Pictet, 1857

Holasteridae is an extinct family of sea urchins.

These semi-infaunal detritivores lived during the Cretaceous period, from 140.2 to 53.0 Ma.[1]

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