''Stylocidaris'' is a genus of
echinoderms
An echinoderm () is any member of the phylum Echinodermata (). The adults are recognisable by their (usually five-point) radial symmetry, and include starfish, brittle stars, sea urchins, sand dollars, and sea cucumbers, as well as the sea li ...
belonging to the family
Cidaridae.
The genus has almost
cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world in appropriate habitats. Such a taxon, usually a species, is said to exhibit cosmopolitanism or cosmopolitism. The ext ...
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Species
Species:
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Stylocidaris affinis
''Stylocidaris affinis'', also known as pencil urchin or red lance urchin, is a species of sea urchin.
It can be found in Bermuda, Caribbean Sea, Gulf Of Mexico, and the Mediterranean Sea. It occurs on circalittoral and deep sedimentary bottoms ...
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Stylocidaris albidens''
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Stylocidaris amboinae''
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Stylocidaris annulosa''
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Stylocidaris badia''
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Stylocidaris bracteata''
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Stylocidaris brevicollis''
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Stylocidaris calacantha''
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Stylocidaris chapmani''
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Stylocidaris cingulata''
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Stylocidaris conferta''
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Stylocidaris effluens''
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Stylocidaris laevispina''
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Stylocidaris lineata''
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Stylocidaris lorioli''
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Stylocidaris maculosa''
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Stylocidaris reini''
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Stylocidaris rufa''
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Stylocidaris ryukyuensis''
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Stylocidaris tiara
''Stylocidaris'' is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Cidaridae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.
Species
Species:
*''Stylocidaris affinis''
*''Stylocidaris albidens''
*''Stylocidaris amboinae''
*''Stylocidaris a ...
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References
Cidaridae
Cidaroida genera
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