''Austrocidaris'' is a genus of
sea urchin
Sea urchins () are spiny, globular echinoderms in the class Echinoidea. About 950 species of sea urchin live on the seabed of every ocean and inhabit every depth zone from the intertidal seashore down to . The spherical, hard shells (tests) of ...
s belonging to the family
Cidaridae.
The species of this genus are found in southernmost America and New Zealand.
Species:
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Austrocidaris canaliculata''
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Austrocidaris lorioli''
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Austrocidaris operta''
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Austrocidaris pawsoni''
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Austrocidaris seymourensis''
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Austrocidaris spinulosa''
References
Cidaridae
Cidaroida genera
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