Kingdom Animalia Class Echinoidea Scientific name Salenioida | Phylum Echinodermata Superorder Echinacea Rank Order | |
Similar Arbacioida, Cassiduloida, Diadematoida, Diadematacea, Perischoechinoidea | ||
The Salenioida are an order of sea urchins.
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Description and characteristics
They are distinguished from other sea urchins by the presence of a large plate on the upper surface, with the anus to one side. They have very large tubercles between the ambulacral plates, and much smaller ones on the ambulacral plates themselves.
Taxonomy
According to World Register of Marine Species :
References
Salenioida Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA