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CAAB Taxon Report
Animalia (kingdom) » Echinodermata (phylum) » Echinoidea (class) » Spatangoida (order) » Schizasteridae (family)
| CAAB Code: | 25 304909 |
| Scientific Name and Authority: | Schizocosmus spp. |
| CAAB category: | 25 - Echinodermata | |
| Family: | Schizasteridae (heart urchins) - show full list | |
| Common Name: | [a heart urchin] | |
| Taxon lists: |
Current Australian list:
 Commercial species list:  Standard Fish Names List: | |
| Habitat: |
Marine unspecified | |
| Parent Codes: |
25 304000
Schizasteridae - undifferentiated | |
| Child Codes: |
25 304015
Schizocosmus abatoides | |
| Organism Type: | a heart urchin |
| Taxon Notes: | The family position of this genus is currently uncertain. We have retained it in this family pending further research. This code is provided for use when identification of a specimen to this level is sufficient, or when no further detail is available. |
| Scientific Name verified against: | WoRMS, WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species. . Available from http: www.marinespecies.org at VLIZ. |