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Tripneustes

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Scientific name
  
Tripneustes

Phylum
  
Echinodermata

Order
  
Temnopleuroida

Family
  
Toxopneustidae

Higher classification
  
Toxopneustidae

Rank
  
Genus


Lower classifications
  
Collector urchin, Tripneustes ventricosus

Tripneustes gratilla


Tripneustes, is a genus of sea urchins belonging to the family Toxopneustidae.

Contents

Pincushion urchin orange tripneustes gratilla


Species

  • Tripneustes depressus A. Agassiz, 1863
  • Tripneustes gratilla (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Tripneustes ventricosus (Lamarck, 1816)

    • This genus contains many extinct species, such as:

    Tripneustes Marine Fish Picture Gallery Cake Urchin picture

  • Tripneustes antiquus Duncan & Sladen, 1855
  • Tripneustes californicus Kew, 1920
  • Tripneustes gahardensis (Seunes)
  • Tripneustes magnificus Nisiyama, 1966
  • Tripneustes parkinsoni (Agassiz, 1847)
  • Tripneustes pregratilla McNamara and Kendrick 1994
  • Tripneustes proavia Duncan & Sladen, 1855
  • Tripneustes schneideri Boehm
  • Tripneustes tobleri Jeannet, 1928a

    • Distribution

    Tripneustes Tripneustes ventricosus

    These sea urchins have been recorded as fossils from Miocene to Recent (from 15.97 to 0.0 Ma). Fossils have been found in the sediments of Southern Europe, Mediterranean and North Africa, Caribbean, Western coast of America and throughout the Indo-Pacific.

    Tripneustes Taxon The echinoderms of Panama

    Tripneustes Tripneustes gratilla with spines


    Tripneustes Tripneustes Wikipedia

    References

    Tripneustes Wikipedia
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