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Spatangidae

Synonyms: Prospatangidae

Wikipedia Abstract

The Spatangidae are a family of heart urchins. There are four recognised genera within the family; Maretia, Paramaretia, Pseudomaretia and Spatangus. Additionally, Spatagus and Prospatangus were previously recognised genera within the Spatangidae, but are now accepted as part of the genus Spatangus. The Spatangidae are marine heart urchins that feed on subsurface deposits and graze.
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Genus

Granopatagus (1)
Plethotaenia (2)
Sarsella (1)
Spatangus (5)

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External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0