Infraclass Acroechinoidea Smith 1981 (sea urchin)
Full reference: A. B. Smith. 1981. Implications of lantern morphology for the phylogeny of post-Palaeozoic echinoids. Palaeontology 24:779-801
Parent taxon: Euechinoidea according to A. Kroh and A. B. Smith 2010
Sister taxa: Desorella, Diadematacea, Echinacea, Echinothurioida, Galeroclypeus, Infraclypeus, Loriolella, Menopygus, Serpianotiaroida, Triadocidaridae, Triadotiaroida
Subtaxa: Aspidodiatematoida, Carinacea, Diadematoida, Micropygoida, Pedinoida, Pelanechinidae
Ecology: epifaunal grazer-deposit feeder