original description
Frest, T. J. & Strimple, H. L. 1977. Praepholidocidaris, a new echinoid from the Pella Formation (Mississippian) of Iowa. Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Sciences 84, 98-105. [details]
basis of record
Smith, A. B. & Kroh, A. (eds.). (2011). The Echinoid Directory. World Wide Web electronic publication., available online at http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/projects/echinoid-directory [details]
From editor or global species database
Fossil range Chesterian, Lower Carboniferous [details]