''Plexechinus'' is a genus of
echinoderm
An echinoderm () is any member of the phylum Echinodermata (). The adults are recognisable by their (usually five-point) radial symmetry, and include starfish, brittle stars, sea urchins, sand dollars, and sea cucumbers, as well as the sea ...
s belonging to the monotypic family Plexechinidae.
The genus has almost
cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world in appropriate habitats. Such a taxon, usually a species, is said to exhibit cosmopolitanism or cosmopolitism. The ext ...
.
Species:
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Plexechinus aoteanus''
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Plexechinus cinctus''
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Plexechinus hirsutus''
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Plexechinus parvus''
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Plexechinus planus''
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Plexechinus spectabilis''
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Plexechinus sulcatus''
References
Holasteroida
Echinoidea genera
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