Heterocentrotus
Heterocentrotus is a genus of slate pencil urchins, part of the familia Echinometridae.
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| Genus: | Heterocentrotus Brandt, 1835 |
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List of species
This genus contains two species:
- Heterocentrotus mamillatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Heterocentrotus trigonarius (Lamarck, 1816)
Radiols (spikes) of a "slate pencil sea urchin" (Heterocentrotus mamillatus). They are a classical souvenir.
References
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