Echinacea (animal)

Echinacea
Temporal range: Lower Jurassic–recent
Echinus melo
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Superorder: Echinacea
Orders

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The Echinacea are a superorder of sea urchins. They are distinguished by the presence of a rigid test, with ten buccal plates around the mouth, and solid spines. Unlike some other sea urchins, they also possess gills. The group is a large one, with species found worldwide.

Echinacea are part of Animalia (Kingdom), Echinodermata (Phylum), Echinozoa (Subphylum), Echinoidea (Class), Euechinoidea (Subclass), Carinacea (Infraclass).

Child taxa

According to World Register of Marine Species:[1]


References

  1. "Echinacea WoRMS taxon details". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 29 July 2014.


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