Phormosoma bursarium
| Phormosoma bursarium | |
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| Specimen AM MA78710 | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Echinoidea |
| Order: | Echinothurioida |
| Family: | Phormosomatidae |
| Genus: | Phormosoma |
| Species: | P. bursarium
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| Binomial name | |
| Phormosoma bursarium A. Agassiz, 1881[1]
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 Type site: Challenger station 200, 255 fathoms[2] | |
Phormosoma bursarium is a species of sea urchin in the order Echinothurioida,[1] which is found at depths between 170 metre to 2340 metre.[3]
The species was first described in 1881 by Alexander Agassiz.[1][4]
Distribution
[edit]In Australia it is found in waters off Batemans Bay, NSW, and off Port Hedland, WA.[3] It is a benthic species, found in both temperate and tropical waters.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Phormosoma bursarium A. Agassiz, 1881". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ^ "ZooBank: Phormosoma bursarium". zoobank.org. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ^ a b c "Species Phormosoma bursarium A. Agassiz, 1881". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Government. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ^ Agassiz, A. (1881). Report on the Echinoidea dredged by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology. 3 (part 9): 1-321, pl. 1-66.