| Paracentrotus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Echinoidea |
| Order: | Camarodonta |
| Family: | Parechinidae |
| Genus: | Paracentrotus Mortensen, 19031 |
| Type species | |
| Paracentrotus lividus | |
Paracentrotus is a genus of sea urchin in the family Parechinidae described in 1903 by Mortensen.
List of Species
| Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
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Paracentrotus gaimardi (Blainville, 1825) | southeast Brazil |
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Paracentrotus lividus (Lamarck, 1816) (purple sea urchin) | Mediterranean Sea and eastern Atlantic Ocean. |
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Paracentrotus lividus | Mombasa-Kenya |
External links
External links
- Media related to Paracentrotus at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Paracentrotus at Wikispecies