Psammechinus
Psammechinus | |
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Psammechinus microtuberculatus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Echinodermata |
Class: | Echinoidea |
Order: | Camarodonta |
Family: | Parechinidae |
Genus: | Psammechinus L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846 [1] |
Psammechinus is a genus of sea urchins in the family Parechinidae containing two species:[1]
Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
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Psammechinus microtuberculatus (Blainville, 1825) | western and eastern Atlantic Ocean, the Adriatic Sea and Aegean Sea | |
Psammechinus miliaris (P.L.S. Müller, 1771) | eastern Atlantic Ocean from Scandinavia south to Morocco, but not in the Mediterranean Sea |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Psammechinus L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846". Marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2012-07-05.