Spatangus

Translingual

Spatangus purpureus

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σπατάγγης (spatángēs, “kind of sea urchin”).

Proper noun

Spatangus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Spatangidae – certain heart urchins.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Deuterostomia - superphylum; Echinodermata - phylum; Echinozoa - subphylum; Echinoidea - class; Atelostomata - superorder; Spatangoida - order; Brissidina - suborder; Spatangoidea - superfamily; Spatangidae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Spatangus purpureus (type species); Spatangus brissus, Spatangus capensis, Spatangus inermis, Spatangus lutkeni, Spatangus mathesoni, Spatangus multispinus, Spatangus raschi, Spatangus savignyi (species)

Further reading

• Spatangus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Spatangus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Spatangus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons