Biology:Sculpsitechinus

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Short description: Genus of sand dollars

Sculpsitechinus
Keyhole sand dollar (Echinodiscus sp.).jpg
Sculpsitechinus tenuissimus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Class:
Echinoidea
Superorder:
Luminacea
Order:
Echinolampadacea
Family:
Genus:
Sculpsitechinus

Stara & Sanciu, 2014

Sculpsitechinus is a genus of sand dollars within the family Astriclypeidae. There are currently 3 species assigned to the genus, with members being found near Africa, Asia, and Australia in the Pacific and Indian Ocean.[1][2][3]

Species

  • Sculpsitechinus auritus (Leske, 1778)
  • Sculpsitechinus iraniensis Fatemi, Attaran-Fariman & Stara, 2016
  • Sculpsitechinus tenuissimus (L. Agassiz & Desor, 1847)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q28087615 entry