Echinometridae Explained

The Echinometridae are a family of sea urchins in the class Echinoidea.

Characteristics

All Echinometridae have imperforate tubercles and compound ambulacral plates.^[1]

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

Notes and References

1. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/research/projects/echinoid-directory/taxa/taxon.jsp?id=1188 The Echinoid Directory