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Heterocentrotus
Genus of sea urchins / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Heterocentrotus is a genus of slate pencil urchins, part of the familia Echinometridae.[2] They are mainly found in the Indo-Pacific basin, especially in Reunion or Hawaii. This genus appeared in the Miocene and spread throughout the warm Indo-Pacific.
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Heterocentrotus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Echinodermata |
Class: | Echinoidea |
Order: | Camarodonta |
Family: | Echinometridae |
Genus: | Heterocentrotus Brandt, 1835 |
Species | |
2 species (see text) |
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