Biology:Echinometridae
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Short description: Family of echinoderms
| Echinometridae | |
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| Heterocentrotus trigonarius | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Echinoidea |
| Order: | Camarodonta |
| Infraorder: | Echinidea |
| Family: | Echinometridae Troschel, 1872 [1] |
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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]
Evechinus chloroticus
Heliocidaris tuberculata
Heterocentrotus mammillatus
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 [1] World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2012-07-08.
- ↑ The Echinoid Directory The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 2011-08-27.
Wikidata ☰ Q777877 entry
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