Spatangidae

Spatangidae
	Spatangus purpureus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Echinodermata
Class:	Echinoidea
Order:	Spatangoida
Family:	Spatangidae; Gray, 1825
Genera
	Granopatagus Lambert, 1915; Plethotaenia H.L. Clark, 1917; Spatangus Gray, 1825;
Synonyms
	Prospatangidae Lambert, 1905;

The Spatangidae are a family of heart urchins. There are three recognised genera within the family; Granopatagus, Plethotaenia, and Spatangus.^[1] Additionally, Prospatangus was previously a recognised genus within the Spatangidae, but is now accepted as part of the genus Spatangus.^[1]

The Spatangidae are marine heart urchins that feed on subsurface deposits and graze.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2021). "Spatangidae". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 23 September 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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[WoRMS-1] Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2021). "Spatangidae". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 23 September 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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