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Lytechinus variegatus  (Lamarck, 1816)
Taxonomic Serial No.: 157921

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s): green sea urchin
 
    green sea urchin [English]
  
       
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  Current Standing: valid  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumEchinodermata Bruguière, 1791 [ex Klein, 1734] – echinoderms, échinodermes, bolacha da praia, equinoderma, equinodermata, estrela do mar, ouriço do mar  
             SubphylumEchinozoa Haeckel, 1895  
                ClassEchinoidea Leske, 1778 – heart urchins, sand dollars, sea urchins, châtaignes de mer, clypéastres, oursins, bolacha da praia, equinóide, ouriço do mar, heart urchins, sand dollars, sea urchins, urchins  
                   SubclassEuechinoidea Bronn, 1860  
                      SuperorderEchinacea Claus, 1876  
                         OrderTemnopleuroida Mortensen, 1942  
                            FamilyToxopneustidae Troschel, 1872  
                               GenusLytechinus A. Agassiz, 1863  
                                  SpeciesLytechinus variegatus (Lamarck, 1816) – green sea urchin, green sea urchin  
    Direct Children:  
                                     SubspeciesLytechinus variegatus carolinus (A. Agassiz, 1863)  
                                     SubspeciesLytechinus variegatus variegatus (Lamarck, 1816)  
       

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  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
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  Reference for: Lytechinus variegatus, green sea urchin   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Serafy, D. Keith   
  Publication Date: 1979   
  Article/Chapter Title: Echinoids (Echinodermata: Echinoidea)   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Memoirs of the Hourglass Cruises, vol. V, pt. III   
  Page(s): 1-120   
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  Reference for: Lytechinus variegatus   
       

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