Heterocentrotus

Heterocentrotus
Temporal range: Miocene–recent, 15.97–0 Ma[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Order: Camarodonta
Family: Echinometridae
Genus: Heterocentrotus
Brandt, 1835
Species

2 species (see text)

Heterocentrotus is a genus of the familia Echinometridae.[2] They are mainly found in the Indo-Pacific basin, especially in Reunion or Hawaii. This genus appeared in the Miocene and spread throughout the warm Indo-Pacific.

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