†Proterocidaris (sea urchin)
Echinoidea - Perischoechinoidea - Echinocystitidae
Parent taxon: Echinocystitidae according to P. M. Kier 1966
Sister taxa: Echinocystites, Perischocidaris, Pronechinus, Rhenechinus
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal detritivore