''Proraster'' 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
Hemiasteridae
Hemiasteridae 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 of this genus are found in Europe, Northern America and Australia.
Species:
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Proraster atavus''
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Proraster geayi''
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Proraster granti''
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Proraster jukesii''
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Proraster magnus''
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Proraster oedumi''
References
Spatangoida
Echinoidea genera
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