Abatus shackletoni

Abatus shackletoni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Order: Spatangoida
Family: Schizasteridae
Genus: Abatus
Species:
A. shackletoni
Binomial name
Abatus shackletoni
(Koehler, 1911)

Abatus shackletoni is a species of sea urchin of the family Schizasteridae. Their armour is covered with spines. It is in the genus Abatus and lives in the sea. Abatus shackletoni was first scientifically described in 1911 by Koehler.[1]

Breeding

Abatus shackletoni are equipped with brood pouches that may hold up to 38 juveniles/embryos, these are covered by an arch of protective spikes.[2]

References

  1. ^ Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2021). Abatus shackletoni Koehler, 1911. World Echinoidea Database at the World Register of Marine Species.
  2. ^ Schinner, Gottfried O.; McClintock, James B. (April 1993). "Structural characteristics of marsupial brood pouches of the antarctic sea urchins Abatus nimrodi and Abatus shackletoni (Echinoidea: Spatangoida)". Journal of Morphology. 216 (1): 79–93. doi:10.1002/jmor.1052160109. ISSN 0362-2525. PMID 29865461.
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