Echinometridae
Family of echinoderms
Echinometridae | |
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Heterocentrotus trigonarius | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Echinodermata |
Class: | Echinoidea |
Order: | Camarodonta |
Infraorder: | Echinidea |
Family: | Echinometridae Troschel, 1872 [1] |
Genera | |
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The Echinometridae are a family of sea urchins in the class Echinoidea.
Characteristics
All Echinometridae have imperforate tubercles and compound ambulacral plates.[2]
Genera
- Anthocidaris A. Agassiz, 1863
- Caenocentrotus H.L. Clark, 1912
- Colobocentrotus Brandt, 1835
- Echinometra Gray, 1825
- Echinostrephus A. Agassiz, 1863
- Evechinus Verrill, 1871
- Heliocidaris L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846
- Heterocentrotus Brandt, 1835
- Selenechinus de Meijere, 1904
- Zenocentrotus A.H. Clark, 1932 [1]
- Colobocentrotus atratus
- Echinometra lucunter
- Echinostrephus molaris
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- Heliocidaris tuberculata
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- Colobocentrotus atratus dried test
- Echinometra mathaei dried test
- Echinostrephus molaris dried test
- Evechinus chloroticus dried test
- Heliocidaris tuberculata dried test
- Heterocentrotus mamillatus dried test
References
- ^ a b [1] World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2012-07-08.
- ^ The Echinoid Directory The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 2011-08-27.
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