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Family: Schizasteridae



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30 species (see list below)
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Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.

Antarctic Atlantic

Abatus agassizii Mortensen, 1910

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Abatus agassizii
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Southwest Atlantic and An

Abatus cavernosus (Philippi, 1845)

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Abatus cavernosus
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Abatus cordatus
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Southeast Atlantic and An

Abatus curvidens Mortensen, 1836

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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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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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Brisaster latifrons
[Northern heart urchin]
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Max. Length 7.5 cm TL
 
Brisaster moseleyi
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Faorina chinensis
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Photo by Batoy, Corazon B.

Western Central Atlantic

Moira atropos (Lamarck, 1816)

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Moira atropos
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Moira lachesinella
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Moira stygia
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Ova canaliferus
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Proraster affinis
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Prymnaster rostratus
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Schizaster compactus
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Schizaster doederleini
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Schizaster floridiensis
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Photo by Choi, Jong-Kwan

Indo-West Pacific

Schizaster lacunosus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Schizaster lacunosus
[Lacunal sea potato]
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Schizaster orbignyanus
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Schizaster rotundatus
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Tripylaster philippii
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Abatus agassizii Antarctic Atlantic 1910
Abatus cavernosus Southwest Atlantic and An 1845
Abatus cordatus Antarctic Indian Ocean 1876
Abatus curvidens Southeast Atlantic and An 1836
Abatus elongatus Antarctic Atlantic and Pa 1908
Abatus ingens Antarctic Indian Ocean an 1926
Abatus philippii Antarctic Indian Ocean an 1871
Abatus shackletoni Antarctic. 1911
Aceste bellidifera Antarctic.
Agassizia excentrica Western Central Atlantic.
Agassizia scrobiculata Eastern Pacific and Weste 1846
Brisaster antarcticus Antarctic. 1906
Brisaster fragilis Arctic and Northwest Atla
Brisaster kerguelensis Antarctic Indian Ocean
Brisaster latifrons Northern heart urchin Eastern Pacific 1898
Brisaster moseleyi Southeast Pacific and Sou 7.5 TL 1881
Faorina chinensis Western Pacific 1851
Moira atropos Western Central Atlantic 1816
Moira lachesinella Western Central Pacific 1930
Moira stygia Western Central Pacific 1872
Ova canaliferus Mediterranean Sea. 1816
Proraster affinis Western Central Pacific 1948
Prymnaster rostratus Northwest Pacific 1878
Schizaster compactus Northwest Pacific 1914
Schizaster doederleini Western Central Atlantic 1972
Schizaster floridiensis Western Central Atlantic 1965
Schizaster lacunosus Lacunal sea potato Indo-West Pacific 1758
Schizaster orbignyanus Western Atlantic 1880
Schizaster rotundatus Southeast Pacific 1906
Tripylaster philippii Southeast Pacific, Southw 1851



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