The Echinometridae are a family of sea urchins in the class Echinoidea.
Characteristics
All Echinometridae have imperforate tubercles and compound ambulacral plates.
Genera
- Anthocidaris <small>A. Agassiz, 1863</small>
- Caenocentrotus <small>H.L. Clark, 1912</small>
- Colobocentrotus <small>Brandt, 1835</small>
- Echinometra <small>Gray, 1825</small>
- Echinostrephus <small>A. Agassiz, 1863</small>
- Evechinus <small>Verrill, 1871</small>
- Heliocidaris <small>L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846</small>
- Heterocentrotus <small>Brandt, 1835</small>
- Selenechinus <small>de Meijere, 1904</small>
- Zenocentrotus <small>A.H. Clark, 1932</small>
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