Placothuria

{{Short description|Genus of sea cucumbers}}

{{Automatic taxobox

| parent_authority = Pawson & Fell, 1965

| taxon = Placothuria

| authority = Pawson & Fell, 1965

}}

Placothuria is a genus of sea cucumbers belonging to the monotypic family Placothuriidae.{{cite web |title=Placothuria Pawson & Fell, 1965 |url=https://www.gbif.org/species/2279248 |website=www.gbif.org |access-date=15 June 2021 |language=en}}

The species of this genus are found in Australia and New Zealand.

Species:

• Placothuria huttoni {{small|(Dendy, 1897)}}
• Placothuria molpadioides {{small|(Semper, 1867)}}
• Placothuria squamata {{small|Pawson, 1968}}