Amblypneustes ovum (Lamarck, 1816) is a animal in the Temnopleuridae family, order Camarodonta, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Amblypneustes ovum (Lamarck, 1816)

Amblypneustes ovum (Lamarck, 1816)

Amblypneustes ovum is a spine-covered sea urchin species in the family Temnopleuridae, first described in 1816 by Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck.

Genus
Amblypneustes
Order
Camarodonta
Class
Echinoidea

About Amblypneustes ovum (Lamarck, 1816)

Amblypneustes ovum is a species of sea urchin that belongs to the family Temnopleuridae and the genus Amblypneustes. Like other sea urchins, individuals of this species have an armored body covered in spines, and they live in marine environments. This species was first formally described scientifically in 1816 by Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck.

Photo: (c) Helen Crawford, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Helen Crawford · cc-by-nc-nd

Taxonomy

Animalia Echinodermata Echinoidea Camarodonta Temnopleuridae Amblypneustes

More from Temnopleuridae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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