Echinometridae
{{Short description|Family of echinoderms}}
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| image = Heterocentrotus_mammilatus.jpg
| image_caption = Heterocentrotus trigonarius
| taxon = Echinometridae
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| authority = Troschel, 1872 [http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=179653] World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2012-07-08.
| subdivision_ranks = Genera
| subdivision = See text
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The Echinometridae are a family of sea urchins in the class Echinoidea.
Characteristics
All Echinometridae have imperforate tubercles and compound ambulacral plates.[http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/research/projects/echinoid-directory/taxa/taxon.jsp?id=1188 The Echinoid Directory] The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 2011-08-27.
Genera
- Anthocidaris A. Agassiz, 1863
- Caenocentrotus H.L. Clark, 1912
- Colobocentrotus Brandt, 1835
- Echinometra Gray, 1825
- Echinostrephus A. Agassiz, 1863
- Evechinus Verrill, 1871
- Heliocidaris L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846
- Heterocentrotus Brandt, 1835
- Selenechinus de Meijere, 1904
- Zenocentrotus A.H. Clark, 1932
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Image:Colobocentrotus atratus Shingle urchin.jpg|Colobocentrotus atratus
Image:Echinometra lucunter.jpg|Echinometra lucunter
Image:Echinostrephus sea urchin and starfish.jpg|Echinostrephus molaris
Image:Evechinus chloroticus.jpg|Evechinus chloroticus
Image:Heliocidaris tuberculata.jpg|Heliocidaris tuberculata
Image:Heterocentrotus mammillatus in situ from Hawaii.JPG|Heterocentrotus mammillatus
Image:Colobocentrotus atratus MHNT Bali Test dos.jpg|Colobocentrotus atratus dried test
Image:Echinometra mathaei test.JPG|Echinometra mathaei dried test
Image:Echinostrephus test top.jpg|Echinostrephus molaris dried test
Image:Sea urchin, kina, Evechinus chloroticus.jpg|Evechinus chloroticus dried test
Image:Red-tipped Urchin Heliocidaris tuberculata 11 June 2011.jpg|Heliocidaris tuberculata dried test
Image:Heterocentrotus mamillatus test aboral.JPG|Heterocentrotus mamillatus dried test
References
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