Spatangidae
Sign in to saveThe Spatangidae are a family of heart urchins. There are three recognised genera within the family; Granopatagus, Plethotaenia, and Spatangus. Additionally, Prospatangus was previously a recognised genus within the Spatangidae, but is now accepted as part of the genus Spatangus.
Species
hart-egels
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumEchinodermata
- ClassEchinoidea
- OrderSpatangoida
- FamilySpatangidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 52
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Spatangidae
- Collections
- LACM, UF, PRI, UCMP, UAM, CAS
- Recorded in
- United States, Australia, Canada, Italie, Sweden, Mexico, France (Mediterranee)
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The Spatangidae are a family of heart urchins. There are three recognised genera within the family; Granopatagus, Plethotaenia, and Spatangus. Additionally, Prospatangus was previously a recognised genus within the Spatangidae, but is now accepted as part of the genus Spatangus.
The Spatangidae are marine heart urchins that feed on subsurface deposits and graze.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Spatangidae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.