Echinus (sea urchin)
Echinus is a genus of sea urchins.
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Species
Species in this genus include:[1]
| Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
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| Echinus anchistus Clark, 1912 | Pacific | |
| Echinus esculentus Linnaeus, 1758 | North Sea |
 | Echinus gilchristi Bell, 1904 | coast of South Africa. |
 | Echinus melo Mortensen, 1816 | the Mediterranean Sea and the eastern Atlantic Ocean between the Azores and the Bay of Biscay |
| Echinus tenuispinus Norman, 1868 | west of Ireland | |
 | Echinus tylodes Clark, 1912 | East Coast of the United States from Cape Cod southwards to the Straits of Florida |
| Echinus wallisi A. Agassiz, 1880 | Atlantic Coast of the United States | |
Fossils
- † Echinus coglesi (Cotteau, 1880)
- † Echinus dixoni Forbes, 1852
- † Echinus etheridgei A. Bell, 1898
- † Echinus lamarcki Forbes, 1852
- † Echinus multicostatus Engel, 1941
- † Echinus nodulosus Goldfuss, 1829
- † Echinus paucimiliaris Gregory, 1891
- † Echinus sphaeroides (Nyst, 1868)
- † Echinus woodi Desor, 1855
References
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
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