Abatus cavernosus is a species of sea urchin of the family Schizasteridae. Their armour is covered with spines. It is in the genus Abatus and lives in the sea. Abatus cavernosus was first scientifically described in 1845 by Rodolfo Philippi.[1] Females brood their young in a brood pouch through the gastrula stage until they are juveniles. [2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Echinoidea |
| Order: | Spatangoida |
| Family: | Schizasteridae |
| Genus: | Abatus |
| Species: | A. cavernosus
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| Binomial name | |
| Abatus cavernosus (Philippi, 1845)
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References
edit- ^ Kroh, A. (2010). Abatus cavernosus (Philippi, 1845). In: Kroh, A. & Mooi, R. (2010) World Echinoidea Database. at the World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ Schatt, P.; Féral, J.-P. (1991). "The brooding cycle of Abatus cordatus (Echinodermata: Spatangoida) at Kerguelen Islands". Polar Biology. 11 (5). Springer Science and Business Media LLC. doi:10.1007/bf00239020. ISSN 0722-4060.
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