''Prionocidaris'' is a genus of
echinoderms
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 larv ...
belonging to the family
Cidaridae
Cidaridae is a family of sea urchins in the order Cidaroida.
Description and characteristics
Cidarid sea urchins are characterized by their stout skeleton : the test is thick and hard, with massive perforated tubercles (never crenulated) su ...
.
The genus has almost
cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, a cosmopolitan distribution is the range of a taxon that extends across most or all of the surface of the Earth, in appropriate habitats; most cosmopolitan species are known to be highly adaptable to a range of climatic and en ...
.
Species:
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Prionocidaris anacachoensis''
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Prionocidaris australis''
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Prionocidaris baculosa''
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Prionocidaris bispinosa''
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Prionocidaris callista''
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Prionocidaris cookei''
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Prionocidaris glandulosa''
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Prionocidaris haasti''
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Prionocidaris hawaiiensis''
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Prionocidaris katherinae''
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Prionocidaris malindiensis''
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Prionocidaris marchalli''
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Prionocidaris neglecta''
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Prionocidaris pawpawensis''
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Prionocidaris pistillaris''
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Prionocidaris popeae''
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Prionocidaris praeverticillata''
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Prionocidaris scoparia''
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Prionocidaris thomasi''
References
External links
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Cidaridae
Cidaroida genera
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