Abatus shackletoni 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 shackletoni was first scientifically described in 1911 by Koehler.[1]
| Abatus shackletoni | |
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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. shackletoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Abatus shackletoni (Koehler, 1911)
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Breeding
editAbatus shackletoni are equipped with brood pouches that may hold up to 38 juveniles/embryos, these are covered by an arch of protective spikes.[2]
References
edit- ^ Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2021). Abatus shackletoni Koehler, 1911. World Echinoidea Database at the World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ Schinner, Gottfried O.; McClintock, James B. (April 1993). "Structural characteristics of marsupial brood pouches of the antarctic sea urchins Abatus nimrodi and Abatus shackletoni (Echinoidea: Spatangoida)". Journal of Morphology. 216 (1): 79–93. doi:10.1002/jmor.1052160109. ISSN 0362-2525. PMID 29865461.
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