Amphipneustes

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Amphipneustes
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Order: Spatangoida
Suborder: Paleopneustina
Genus: Amphipneustes
Koehler, 1900

Amphipneustes is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the order Spatangoida. [1]

The species of this genus are found at the coasts of Antarctica. [1]

Species: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Amphipneustes Koehler, 1900". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 29 September 2021.