Biology:Abatus philippii

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Short description: Species of sea urchin

Abatus philippii
Abatus philippii - Heart urchins from the depths - Figure 6 (cropped).png
C. Aboral view of Abatus philippii Lovén, 1871
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Order: Spatangoida
Family: Schizasteridae
Genus: Abatus
Species:
A. philippii
Binomial name
Abatus philippii
(Lovén, 1871) [1]

Abatus philippii is a species of sea urchin of the family Schizasteridae. Their armour is covered with spines. It is in the genus Abatus and lives in the oceans of the southern hemisphere. Abatus philippii was first scientifically described in 1871 by Sven Lovén.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q673654 entry