Tetrapygus
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Tetrapygus is a genus of sea urchins in the family Arbaciidae. It is a monotypic genus and the only species is Tetrapygus niger which was first described by the Chilean naturalist Juan Ignacio Molina in 1782.[2] It is found in the southeastern Pacific Ocean on the coasts of South America.
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Tetrapygus niger | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Echinodermata |
Class: | Echinoidea |
Order: | Arbacioida |
Family: | Arbaciidae |
Genus: | Tetrapygus L. Agassiz, 1841[1] |
Species: | T. niger |
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Tetrapygus niger | |
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