''Apatopygus'' is a genus of
echinoderm
An echinoderm () is any animal of the phylum Echinodermata (), which includes starfish, brittle stars, sea urchins, sand dollars and sea cucumbers, as well as the sessile sea lilies or "stone lilies". While bilaterally symmetrical as ...
s belonging to the family
Apatopygidae
Apatopygidae is a family of echinoderms belonging to the order Cassiduloida
Cassiduloida is an order of sea urchins. The group was extremely diverse with many families and species during the Mesozoic
The Mesozoic Era is the Era (geology), e ...
.
The species of this genus are found in Australia and New Zealand.
Species:
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Apatopygus garciasanzi''
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Apatopygus gaudensis''
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Apatopygus mannumensis''
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Apatopygus occidentalis''
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Apatopygus recens''
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Apatopygus vincentinus''
References
Apatopygidae
Echinoidea genera
Echinoderms of Oceania
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