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Lytechinus
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Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumEchinodermata
- ClassEchinoidea
- OrderCamarodonta
- FamilyToxopneustidae
Habitatmarine
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 161
- With media
- 3
- Family
- Toxopneustidae
- Collections
- LACM, UF, CAS, SIO
- Recorded in
- United States, Mexico, Ecuador
Research
750 papersvia PubMed
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- Parent taxon
- Toxopneustidae
- Image
- Lytechinus variegatus.jpg
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Encyclopedic overview
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Lytechinus is a genus of sea urchins.
==Species== The following extant species are listed in this genus by the World Register of Marine Species: Lytechinus callipeplus H.L. Clark, 1912 Lytechinus euerces H.L. Clark, 1912 Lytechinus panamensis Mortensen, 1921 Lytechinus pictus (Verrill, 1867) Lytechinus semituberculatus (Valenciennes in L. Agassiz, 1846) Lytechinus variegatus (Lamarck, 1816) Lytechinus williamsi Chesher, 1968
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