Echinometridae

The Echinometridae are a family of sea urchins in the class Echinoidea.

Echinometridae
Heterocentrotus trigonarius
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Echinometridae

Genera
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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]

References

  1. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2012-07-08.
  2. The Echinoid Directory The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 2011-08-27.


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