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Podophora atratus (oral)
Description Oral side: On the upper side the spines are short and broadly truncated, forming a tesselated pavement. At the ambitus they become flattened and longer with rounded ends forming a fringe. Length of test 36 mm, height with spines 19 mm; Ile de la Reunion, Indian Ocean.
Author Schultz, Heinke
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added on 2005-02-23333 viewsEchinoidea taxaDigital photo, entire species Podophora atratus (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Podophora atrata (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Colobocentrotus (Podophora) atratus (Linnaeus, 1758)checked Kroh, Andreas 2021-02-24From reference Schultz, H. (2006). Sea urchins: A guide to worldwide sha...
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