Echinarachnius is a genus of sand dollars, belonging to the family Echinarachniidae . [1]

Echinarachnius
Echnarachnius parma
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Superorder: Gnathostomata
Order: Clypeasteroida
Family: Echinarachniidae
Genus: Echinarachnius
Gray, 1825
Synonyms
  • Echinarachinus (misspelling)
  • Echinarachnius (Echinarachnius) Gray, 1825 (subgeneric subdivision not accepted by scientific community)
  • Phelsumaster Lambert & Thiéry, 1914 (objective junior synonym)
  • Phelsumia Pomel, 1883 (junior homonym of Phelsumia Gray, 1840 (Reptilia))

Species of Echinarachnius have been around since the Pliocene epoch.

Species

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References

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  1. ^ Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2020). World Echinoidea Database. Echinarachnius Gray, 1825. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158061 on 2020-12-31
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