Abatus cavernosus (juvenile)
Description a. Aboral side with spines and podia. b. Posterior side. c. Side view. d. Aboral side with plate pattern. The marginal fasciole is still completely developed, passing behind the periproct. The peripetalous bow runs between the apical system and the periproct over the aboral side. Later in ontogeny the latero-anal branch of the marginal fasciole disappears.
Juvenile specimens of 5,3 and 5,5 mm length.
Author Agassiz, Alexander
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added on 2009-02-23420 viewsRAMS taxaScan of drawing Abatus cavernosus (Philippi, 1845)checked Kroh, Andreas 2021-02-24From reference Schultz, H. (2009). Sea urchins II: Worldwide irregular d...
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