CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxon report

Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

Animalia (kingdom)  »  Echinodermata (phylum)  »  Echinoidea (class)  »  Spatangoida (order)  »  Schizasteridae (family)

CAAB Code:	25 304902 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Amphipneustes spp.
Rank:	Genus

CAAB category: 25 - Echinodermata Echinoderms (seastars, sea urchins, crinoids, etc.) Family: 25 304 Schizasteridae (heart urchins) - show full list Common Name: [a heart urchin] Organism Type: a heart urchin Taxon lists: Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List: Habitat: Marine unspecified Parent Codes: 25 304000     Schizasteridae Child Codes: 25 304019     Amphipneustes bifidus 25 304014     Amphipneustes brevisternalis 25 304020     Amphipneustes koehleri 25 304021     Amphipneustes lorioli 25 304022     Amphipneustes marsupialis

Taxon Notes:

The family position of this genus is currently uncertain. Here we retain it in the Schizasteridae pending a detailed review. This code is provided for use when identification of a specimen to this level is sufficient, or when no further detail is available.

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