Microcyphus is a genera of echinoderms belonging to the order Temnopleuridae.[1]

Microcyphus
Microcyphus rousseaui
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Order: Camarodonta
Family: Temnopleuridae
Genus: Microcyphus
L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846

Species

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Image Scientific name Distribution
Microcyphus annulatus Mortensen, 1904 Australia
Microcyphus ceylanicus Mortensen, 1942 Western Pacific: South China Sea.
Microcyphus compsus H.L. Clark, 1912 Australia
Microcyphus excentricus Mortensen, 1940 North Pacific Ocean, Philippines, Sulu
Microcyphus keiensis Mortensen, 1942 Australia
Microcyphus maculatus L. Agassiz in L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846 Australia
Microcyphus olivaceus (Döderlein, 1885) Western Pacific: Japan, Taiwan
  Microcyphus rousseaui L. Agassiz in L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846 Australia, East Africa, Egypt, Kenya, Madagascar, Philippines, Red Sea, Somalia, South-Africa, Tansania, Western Indian Ocean
Microcyphus zigzag L. Agassiz in L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846 Australia

Fossils

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References

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  1. ^ "WoRMS - Microcyphus L. Agassiz in Agassiz & Desor, 1846". World Register of Marine Species. 2022-11-10. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
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