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Family: Schizasteridae



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31 species (see list below)
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Arntz, Wolf E.

Antarctic Atlantic

Abatus agassiziiMortensen, 1910

Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.
 
Abatus agassizii
[]

Arntz, Wolf E.

Southwest Atlantic and An

Abatus cavernosus(Philippi, 1845)

Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.
 
Abatus cavernosus
[]
No picture found
 
Abatus cordatus
[]

Arntz, Wolf E.

Southeast Atlantic and An

Abatus curvidensMortensen, 1836

Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.
 
Abatus curvidens
[]
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Abatus elongatus
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Abatus ingens
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Abatus philippii
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Abatus shackletoni
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Aceste bellidifera
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No picture found
 
Agassizia excentrica
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Agassizia scrobiculata
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Brisaster antarcticus
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Brisaster fragilis
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Brisaster kerguelensis
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No picture found
 
Brisaster latifrons
[Northern heart urchin]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.5 cm TL
 
Brisaster moseleyi
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No picture found
 
Faorina chinensis
[]

Batoy, Corazon B.

Western Central Atlantic

Moira atropos(Lamarck, 1816)

Photo by Batoy, Corazon B.
 
Moira atropos
[]
No picture found
 
Moira lachesinella
[]
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Moira stygia
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Ova canaliferus
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Proraster affinis
[]
No picture found
 
Prymnaster investigatoris
[]
No picture found
 
Prymnaster rostratus
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No picture found
 
Schizaster compactus
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No picture found
 
Schizaster doederleini
[]
No picture found
 
Schizaster floridiensis
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Choi, Jong-Kwan

Indo-West Pacific

Schizaster lacunosus(Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Choi, Jong-Kwan
 
Schizaster lacunosus
[Lacunal sea potato]
No picture found
 
Schizaster orbignyanus
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No picture found
 
Schizaster rotundatus
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No picture found
 
Tripylaster philippii
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