''Agassizia'' is a genus of
sea urchin
Sea urchins or urchins () are echinoderms in the class (biology), class Echinoidea. About 950 species live on the seabed, inhabiting all oceans and depth zones from the intertidal zone to deep seas of . They typically have a globular body cove ...
of the family
Prenasteridae
Prenasteridae is a family of echinoderms belonging to the order Spatangoida
The heart urchins or Spatangoida are an order (biology), order of sea urchins.
Their body is a somewhat elongated oval in form, and is distinguished by the mouth bein ...
. The species was first scientifically described in 1869 by
Achille Valenciennes
Achille Valenciennes (9 August 1794 – 13 April 1865) was a French zoology, zoologist.
Valenciennes was born in Paris, and studied under Georges Cuvier. His study of parasitic worms in humans made an important contribution to the study of parasi ...
.
Species
Source:
* ''
Agassizia aequipetala''
Gregory 1892
* ''
Agassizia algarbiensis''
Da Veiga Ferreira 1962
* ''
Agassizia alveari''
Sánchez Roig 1949
* ''
Agassizia avilensis''
Sánchez Roig 1949
* ''
Agassizia camagueyana''
Weisbord 1934
* ''
Agassizia caobaensis''
Sánchez Roig 1953
* ''
Agassizia caribbeana''
Weisbord 1934
* ''
Agassizia cyrenaica''
Desio 1929
* ''
Agassizia eugeniae''
Brito & Ramires 1974
* ''
Agassizia excentrica''
A. Agassiz 1869
* ''
Agassizia flexuosa''
Sánchez Roig 1949
* ''
Agassizia guanensis''
Sánchez Roig 1951
* ''
Agassizia lamberti''
Palmer ex Sánchez Roig 1949
* ''
Agassizia pinarensis''
Sánchez Roig 1952
* ''
Agassizia regia''
Israelsky 1924
* ''
Agassizia scrobiculata''
Valenciennes 1846
References
Spatangoida
Echinoidea genera
Fossil taxa described in 1846
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