| Gnathostomata | |
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| Echinocyamus pusillus (orderClypeasteroida) | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Echinoidea |
| Subclass: | Euechinoidea |
| Superorder: | Gnathostomata |
| Orders | |
TheGnathostomata are a superorder ofsea urchins, including the familiarsand dollars.
Gnathostomatans are irregular in shape, but unlike other irregular sea urchins, possess a feeding lantern. The mouth is located in the centre of the lower surface, as it is in most other sea urchins, but the anus is found to one side of the upper surface, rather than being central. The members of the group are adapted for burrowing in soft-bottomed marine environments.
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