Paracentrotus
Genus of sea urchins
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Paracentrotus is a genus of sea urchin in the family Parechinidae described in 1903 by Mortensen.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Echinoidea |
| Order: | Camarodonta |
| Family: | Parechinidae |
| Genus: | Paracentrotus Mortensen, 1903[1] |
| Type species | |
| Paracentrotus lividus | |
List of Species
| Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
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 | Paracentrotus gaimardi (Blainville, 1825) | southeast Brazil |
 | Paracentrotus lividus (Lamarck, 1816) (purple sea urchin) | Mediterranean Sea and eastern Atlantic Ocean. |
