Abatus is a genus of sea urchins belonging to the family Schizasteridae.[2]

Abatus
Abatus cavernosus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Order: Spatangoida
Family: Schizasteridae
Genus: Abatus
Troschel, 1851
Species

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Synonyms[1]
  • Spatagodesma (Agassiz, 1898)
  • Spatangodesma(misspelling)
  • Tripylus (Abatus) (Troschel, 1851)

The species of this genus are found in Antarctica and southernmost America.[2]

Species:[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Abatus". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Abatus Troschel, 1851". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 14 May 2021.