Humboldt Life

Genus

Mesocentrotus

Mesocentrotus franciscanus

Mesocentrotus franciscanus. Photo: (c) maureen-j-jules, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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The Strongylocentrotidae are a family of sea urchins in the order Echinoida.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Echinodermata (Echinoderms)
    - Subphylum: Echinozoa (Sea urchins and sea cucumbers)
      - Class: Echinoidea (Sea urchins, sand dollars, and heart urchins)
        Subclass: Euechinoidea (Sea urchins)
        Infraclass: Carinacea
        Subterclass: Echinacea
        Order: Camarodonta
        Infraorder: Echinidea
        Superfamily: Odontophora
        Family: Strongylocentrotidae
        Genus: Mesocentrotus
        Species: Mesocentrotus franciscanus (Red sea urchin)

Subtaxa

Species: Mesocentrotus franciscanus (Red sea urchin)

Mesocentrotus franciscanus

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