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Micropygidae

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Micropygidae
Micropyga tuberculata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Order: Diadematoida
Family: Micropygidae
Genera

The Micropygidae form a family of sea urchins within the Diadematoida order of echinoderms. The family contains two living species of the genus Micropyga and one, Kierechinus, known only from fossils.[1] Morphologically, they are quite flat and have short, sharp spines, which are close to each other. They occur in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

Genus Author genus Species Author species Age
Kierechinus Philip, 1963 K. melo (Kier, 1957) Ypresian
Micropyga Agassiz, 1879 M. tuberculata Agassiz, 1879 extant
M. violacea de Meijere, 1903 extant

References

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  1. ^ O'Hara, Timothy; Byrne, Maria (June 2017). Australian Echinoderms: Biology, Ecology and Evolution. Csiro Publishing. pp. 372–373. ISBN 978-1-4863-0763-0.