Paracentrotus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Echinodermata |
Class: | Echinoidea |
Order: | Camarodonta |
Family: | Parechinidae |
Genus: | Paracentrotus Mortensen, 1903 [1] |
Type species | |
Paracentrotus lividus |
Paracentrotus is a genus of sea urchin in the family Parechinidae described in 1903 by Mortensen.
Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
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![]() | Paracentrotus gaimardi (Blainville, 1825) | southeast Brazil |
![]() | Paracentrotus lividus (Lamarck, 1816) (purple sea urchin) | Mediterranean Sea and eastern Atlantic Ocean. |