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Genus of sea urchins

Psammechinus
Psammechinus microtuberculatus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Order: Camarodonta
Family: Parechinidae
Genus: Psammechinus
L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846

Psammechinus is a genus of sea urchins in the family Parechinidae containing two species:

Image Scientific name Distribution
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

  1. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Psammechinus L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846". Marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2012-07-05.
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