Biology:Argopatagus vitreus

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Short description: Species of sea urchin

Argopatagus vitreus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Order: Spatangoida
Family: Macropneustidae
Genus: Argopatagus
Species:
A. vitreus
Binomial name
Argopatagus vitreus
(Alexander Emanuel Agassiz, 1879)

Argopatagus vitreus is a species of sea urchin of the family Macropneustidae. Their armour is covered with spines. It is placed in the genus Argopatagus and lives in the sea. Argopatagus vitreus was first scientifically described in 1879 by Alexander Emanuel Agassiz, an American scientist.[1]

References

  1. Kroh, A. (2010). Argopatagus vitreus (A. Agassiz, 1879). In: Kroh, A. & Mooi, R. (2010) World Echinoidea Database. at the World Register of Marine Species.

Wikidata ☰ Q2251456 entry