Atelostomata

Atelostomata

Atelostomata

Suborder of sea urchins

The Atelostomata are a type of sea urchins. They are distinguished from other sea urchins by their irregular shape and the absence of a feeding lantern. The group includes the well known heart urchins, as well as some less familiar and extinct forms.

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List of orders

  • Family † Acrolusiidae Mintz, 1968
  • Family † Collyritidae d'Orbigny, 1853
  • Family † Disasteridae Gras, 1848
  • order Holasteroida (Durham & Melville, 1957)
  • order Spatangoida (L. Agassiz, 1840)
  • Family † Tithoniidae Mintz, 1968

References

  • Barnes, Robert D. (1982). Invertebrate Zoology. Philadelphia, PA: Holt-Saunders International. p. 981. ISBN 0-03-056747-5.
  • Kroh A, Mooi R (eds.). "Atelostomata". World Echinoidea Database. World Register of Marine Species.


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