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Sterechinus agassizii

Sterechinus agassizii

Classification

Family
Echinidae

Sterechinus is a genus of sea urchins in the family Echinidae. All living members of the genus are found in the waters around Antarctica but the first species described in the genus was a fossil and was found in Europe. Description Members of the genus Sterechinus have compound ambulacral plates that are trigeminate (composed of three elements).

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Chile · 28