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Animal
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Sea urchins
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Animal
Name
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Schizaster lacunosus (Linnaeus)
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Classification
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Kingdom
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Animalia
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Phylum
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Echinodermata
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Class
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Echinoidea
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Order
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Spatangoida
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Family
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Schizasteridae
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Characteristic Features |
-Heart shape body consists of plates with movable spines -Anus posterior in heart urchin -Size: about 40 mm in body length | |
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Ecology
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Feed on organic particles | |
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Habitat
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Subtidal on sandy mud bottom; aggregate in large abundance
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Distribution
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