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''Spatangus'' is a genus of
Spatangus Gray, 1825
Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species on 2 August 2010 The genus is synonymous with the previously recognised genera ''Prospatangus'' Lambert, 1902 and ''Spatagus''. There are nine recognised species. The type species is ''
/ref> * '' Spatangus altus'' Mortensen, 1907 * '' Spatangus baixadoleitensis'' Maury, 1934a † * '' Spatangus beryl'' Fell, 1963 * '' Spatangus brissus'' * '' Spatangus californicus'' H.L. Clark, 1917 * '' Spatangus capensis'' Döderlein, 1905 * '' Spatangus diomedeae'' Fell, 1963 * '' Spatangus glenni'' Cooke, 1959 † * '' Spatangus inermis'' Mortensen, 1913 * '' Spatangus luetkeni'' A. Agassiz, 1872 * '' Spatangus lutkeni'' A. Agassiz, 1872 * '' Spatangus mathesoni'' McKnight, 1968 * '' Spatangus multispinus'' Mortensen, 1925 * '' Spatangus pallidus'' H.L. Clark, 1908 * '' Spatangus paucituberculatus'' A. Agassiz & H.L. Clark, 1907 * ''
heart urchin
The heart urchins or Spatangoida are an order of sea urchins.
Their body is a somewhat elongated oval in form, and is distinguished by the mouth being placed towards one end of the animal, and the anus towards the other. As a result, heart urch ...
s in the Spatangidae
The Spatangidae are a family of heart urchin
The heart urchins or Spatangoida are an order of sea urchins.
Their body is a somewhat elongated oval in form, and is distinguished by the mouth being placed towards one end of the animal, and the ...
family.Hansson, H. (2009)Spatangus Gray, 1825
Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species on 2 August 2010 The genus is synonymous with the previously recognised genera ''Prospatangus'' Lambert, 1902 and ''Spatagus''. There are nine recognised species. The type species is ''
Spatangus purpureus
''Spatangus purpureus'', commonly known as the purple heart urchin, is a species of sea urchin in the family Spatangidae. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, where it lives immersed in the sediment.
Description
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'' Müller, 1776 by subsequent designation (Rowe & Gates, 1995).
''Spatangus'' comprises marine heart urchins that feed on subsurface deposits and graze.
Fossil of heart urchins of this genus have been found in the sediments of Europe, United States, Egypt and Australia from Cretaceous to Pliocene (age range: 85.8 to 2.588 Ma).
Species
Species within this genus include:Fossilworks/ref> * '' Spatangus altus'' Mortensen, 1907 * '' Spatangus baixadoleitensis'' Maury, 1934a † * '' Spatangus beryl'' Fell, 1963 * '' Spatangus brissus'' * '' Spatangus californicus'' H.L. Clark, 1917 * '' Spatangus capensis'' Döderlein, 1905 * '' Spatangus diomedeae'' Fell, 1963 * '' Spatangus glenni'' Cooke, 1959 † * '' Spatangus inermis'' Mortensen, 1913 * '' Spatangus luetkeni'' A. Agassiz, 1872 * '' Spatangus lutkeni'' A. Agassiz, 1872 * '' Spatangus mathesoni'' McKnight, 1968 * '' Spatangus multispinus'' Mortensen, 1925 * '' Spatangus pallidus'' H.L. Clark, 1908 * '' Spatangus paucituberculatus'' A. Agassiz & H.L. Clark, 1907 * ''
Spatangus purpureus
''Spatangus purpureus'', commonly known as the purple heart urchin, is a species of sea urchin in the family Spatangidae. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, where it lives immersed in the sediment.
Description
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'' (O.F. Müller, 1776)
* '' Spatangus raschi'' Lovén, 1869
* '' Spatangus savignyi'' Fourtau
* '' Spatangus subinermis'' Pomel, 1887
* '' Spatangus tapinus'' Schenck, 1928 †
* '' Spatangus thor'' Fell, 1963
References
* * J. E. Gray. 1825. An attempt to divide the Echinida, or Sea Eggs, into natural families. Annals of Philosophy, new series 10:423-431 Spatangidae Santonian genus first appearances Extant Santonian first appearances Echinoidea genera {{echinoidea-stub