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Micropygidae
Family of sea urchins / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Micropygidae form a family of sea urchins within the Diadematoida order of echinoderms. The family contains two living species of the genus Micropyga and one, Kierechinus, known only from fossils.[1] Morphologically, they are quite flat and have short, sharp spines, which are close to each other. They occur in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
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Genus | Author genus | Species | Author species | Age |
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Kierechinus | Philip, 1963 | K. melo | (Kier, 1957) | Ypresian |
Micropyga | Agassiz, 1879 | M. tuberculata | Agassiz, 1879 | extant |
M. violacea | de Meijere, 1903 | extant | ||
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Micropyga tuberculata | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Echinodermata |
Class: | Echinoidea |
Order: | Diadematoida |
Family: | Micropygidae |
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