''Spatangus'' is a genus 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 anus towards the other. As a result, heart urch ...

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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 ...

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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 ' ...

'' 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). Spatangidae - Spatangus species

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 ''Spatangus'' is a genus of heart urchins in the Spatangidae 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 ''Pro ...

'' 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 ''Spatangus'' is a genus of heart urchins in the Spatangidae 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 ''Pro ...

'' H.L. Clark, 1908 * ''

Spatangus paucituberculatus ''Spatangus'' is a genus of heart urchins in the Spatangidae 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 ''Pro ...

'' A. Agassiz & H.L. Clark, 1907 * ''

'' (O.F. Müller, 1776) * ''

Spatangus raschi ''Spatangus'' is a genus of heart urchins in the Spatangidae 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 ''Pro ...

'' Lovén, 1869 * '' Spatangus savignyi'' Fourtau * ''

Spatangus subinermis ''Spatangus'' is a genus of heart urchins in the Spatangidae 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 ''Pro ...

'' 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