Pourtalesia
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Pourtalesia is the eponymous genus of Pourtalesia (family Pourtalesiidae ) which belongs to the irregular sea urchins . The animals are bilaterally symmetrical and grow 5–6 cm long. They live in the abyssal (deep sea) of the Atlantic , Pacific , Indo-Pacific, and Arctic Oceans . The mouth opening is far in front, the lantern of Aristotle is missing as in all holasteroida .
species
11 species of the genus Pourtalesia are currently known.
- Pourtalesia alcocki Koehler, 1914
- Pourtalesia aurorae Koehler, 1926
- Pourtalesia debilis Koehler, 1926
- Pourtalesia heptneri Mironov, 1978
- Pourtalesia hispida A. Agassiz , 1897
- Pourtalesia jeffreysi Thomson , 1873
- Pourtalesia laguncula A. Agassiz , 1879
- Pourtalesia miranda A. Agassiz , 1869
- Pourtalesia tanneri A. Agassiz , 1898
- Pourtalesia thomsoni Mironov, 1976
- Pourtalesia vinogradovae Mironov, 1995
Individual evidence
- ↑ Schultz, Heinke AG: Handbook of Zoology. Echinoidea: with bilateral symmetry. Irregularia . Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG, Berlin, ISBN 3-11-036853-6 .
- ^ WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Pourtalesia A. Agassiz, 1869. Retrieved April 19, 2019 .