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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Echinoidea |
| Order: | Camarodonta |
| Infraorder: | Temnopleuridea |
| Family: | Temnopleuridae A. Agassiz, 1872 [1] |
Temnopleuridae is a family of sea urchins in the infraorder Temnopleuridea.
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