Abatus

Abatus
Abatus cavernosus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Order: Spatangoida
Family: Schizasteridae
Genus: Abatus
Troschel, 1851
Species

See text.

Synonyms
  • Spatagodesma (Agassiz, 1898)
  • Spatangodesma(misspelling)
  • Tripylus (Abatus) (Troschel, 1851)

Abatus is a genus of sea urchins belonging to the family Schizasteridae.

The species of this genus are found in Antarctica and southernmost America.

Species: