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Amblypneustes elevatus

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Amblypneustes elevatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Order: Camarodonta
Family: Temnopleuridae
Genus: Amblypneustes
Species:
A. elevatus
Binomial name
Amblypneustes elevatus
(Hutton, 1872)
Synonyms[1]

Amblypneustes elevatus is a species of sea urchin of the family Temnopleuridae. Their armour is covered with spines. It is in the genus Amblypneustes and lives in the sea.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Baker, Alan N. (1998). "The rediscovery of Echinus elevatus Hutton 1872 in New Zealand, and a new name for Acanthotrema Baker & Rowe 1990 (Echinodermata: Echinoidea)". Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 28 (2): 281–286. doi:10.1080/03014223.1998.9517563.
  2. ^ Kroh, A. (2010). Amblypneustes elevatus (Hutton, 1872). In: Kroh, A. & Mooi, R. (2010) World Echinoidea Database. at the World Register of Marine Species.