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Abatus

Abatus is a genus of sea urchins belonging to the family Schizasteridae.

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Abatus
Abatus cavernosus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Order: Spatangoida
Family: Schizasteridae
Genus: Abatus
Troschel, 1851
Species

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Synonyms1
  • Spatagodesma (Agassiz, 1898)
  • Spatangodesma(misspelling)
  • Tripylus (Abatus) (Troschel, 1851)

Abatus is a genus of sea urchins belonging to the family Schizasteridae.2

The species of this genus are found in Antarctica and southernmost America.2

Species:2

References

References

  1. "Abatus". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  2. "Abatus Troschel, 1851". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 14 May 2021.