Argopatagus planus is a species of sea urchin of the family Macropneustidae. Their armour is covered with spines. It is placed in the genus Argopatagus and lives in the sea. Argopatagus planus was first scientifically described in 1907 by Alexander Emanuel Agassiz and Hubert Lyman Clark, American scientists.[1]

Argopatagus planus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Order: Spatangoida
Family: Macropneustidae
Genus: Argopatagus
Species:
A. planus
Binomial name
Argopatagus planus
(Alexander Emanuel Agassiz & Hubert Lyman Clark, 1907)

References

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  1. ^ Kroh, A. (2010). Argopatagus planus (A. Agassiz & H.L. Clark, 1907). In: Kroh, A. & Mooi, R. (2010) World Echinoidea Database. at the World Register of Marine Species.