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Echinacea (animal)

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Echinacea
Temporal range: Lower Jurassic–recent
Echinus melo
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Infraclass: Carinacea
Superorder: Echinacea
Claus, 1876
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The Echinacea are a superorder of sea urchins. They are distinguished by the presence of a rigid test, with ten buccal plates around the mouth, and solid spines. Unlike some other sea urchins, they also possess gills. The group is a large one, with species found worldwide.

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According to World Register of Marine Species:[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Echinacea WoRMS taxon details". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 29 July 2014.