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Paracentrotus

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Paracentrotus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Order: Camarodonta
Family: Parechinidae
Genus: Paracentrotus
Mortensen, 1903[1]
Type species
Paracentrotus lividus

Paracentrotus is a genus of sea urchin in the family Parechinidae described in 1903 by Mortensen.

List of Species

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Image Scientific name Distribution
Paracentrotus gaimardi (Blainville, 1825) southeast Brazil
Paracentrotus lividus (Lamarck, 1816) (purple sea urchin) Mediterranean Sea and eastern Atlantic Ocean.

References

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  1. ^ Parecentrotus World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2016-02-24.
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