Echinometra
Appearance
Echinometra | |
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Echinometra mathaei | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Echinodermata |
Class: | Echinoidea |
Order: | Camarodonta |
Family: | Echinometridae |
Genus: | Echinometra Gray, 1825 |
Species | |
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Echinometra is a genus of sea urchins in the family Echinometridae.
Species
[edit]The following species are listed in the World Echinoidea Database:[1]
Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
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Echinometra insularis H.L. Clark, 1912 | Easter Island. |
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Echinometra lucunter (Linnaeus, 1758) | western Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. |
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Echinometra mathaei (Blainville, 1825) | Indo-Pacific region |
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Echinometra oblonga (Blainville, 1825) | tropical Indo-Pacific and Southern Africa |
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Echinometra vanbrunti A. Agassiz, 1863 | Pacific (Mexico) |
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Echinometra viridis A. Agassiz, 1863 | western Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. |
References
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- ^ Kroh, Andreas (2010). Kroh A, Mooi R (eds.). "Echinometra Gray, 1825". World Echinoidea Database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2012-09-18.