Psammechinus is a genus of sea urchins in the family Parechinidae containing two species:[1]
| Psammechinus | |
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| Psammechinus microtuberculatus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Echinoidea |
| Order: | Camarodonta |
| Family: | Parechinidae |
| Genus: | Psammechinus L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846 [1] |
| Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
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Psammechinus microtuberculatus (Blainville, 1825) | western and eastern Atlantic Ocean, the Adriatic Sea and Aegean Sea |
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Psammechinus miliaris (P.L.S. Müller, 1771) | eastern Atlantic Ocean from Scandinavia south to Morocco, but not in the Mediterranean Sea |
References
edit- ^ a b "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Psammechinus L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846". Marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2012-07-05.
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