Argopatagus planus

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Argopatagus planus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Order: Spatangoida
Family: Macropneustidae
Genus: Argopatagus
Species:A. planus
Binomial name
Argopatagus planus
(Alexander Emanuel Agassiz & Hubert Lyman Clark, 1907)

Argopatagus planus is a species of sea urchin of the family Macropneustidae. Their armour is covered with spines. It is placed in the genus Argopatagus and lives in the sea. Argopatagus planus was first scientifically described in 1907 by Alexander Emanuel Agassiz and Hubert Lyman Clark, American scientists. [1]

Sea urchin class of echinoderms

Sea urchins or urchins are typically spiny, globular animals, echinoderms in the class Echinoidea. About 950 species live on the seabed, inhabiting all oceans and depth zones from the intertidal to 5,000 metres. Their tests are round and spiny, typically from 3 to 10 cm across. Sea urchins move slowly, crawling with their tube feet, and sometimes pushing themselves with their spines. They feed primarily on algae but also eat slow-moving or sessile animals. Their predators include sea otters, starfish, wolf eels, and triggerfish.

Hubert Lyman Clark, Ph. D. was an American zoologist.

See also

Arbacia stellata is a species of sea urchin of the family Arbaciidae. Their armour is covered with spines. It is placed in the genus Arbacia and lives in the sea. Arbacia stellata was first scientifically described in 1825 by Blainville.

Arbaciella elegans is a species of sea urchin of the family Arbaciidae. Their armour is covered with spines. It is placed in the genus Arbacia and lives in the sea. Arbaciella elegans was first scientifically described in 1910 by Ole Theodor Jensen Mortensen.

Argopatagus vitreus is a species of sea urchin of the family Macropneustidae. Their armour is covered with spines. It is placed in the genus Argopatagus and lives in the sea. Argopatagus vitreus was first scientifically described in 1879 by Alexander Emanuel Agassiz, an American scientist.

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References

  1. Kroh, A. (2010). Argopatagus planus (A. Agassiz & H.L. Clark, 1907). In: Kroh, A. & Mooi, R. (2010) World Echinoidea Database. at the World Register of Marine Species.