Echinometra mathaei

Echinometra mathaei
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Echinodermata
Class:	Echinoidea
Order:	Camarodonta
Family:	Echinometridae
Genus:	Echinometra
Species:	E. mathaei
Binomial name
	Echinometra mathaei; Blainville, 1825
Synonyms
	Echinometra brunea A. Agassiz, 1863; Echinometra heteropora A. Agassiz & Desor, 1846; Echinometra megastoma M'Clelland, 1840; Echinometra microtuberculata A. Agassiz, 1863; Echinometra picta A. Agassiz & H.L. Clark, 1907; Echinus mathaei Blainville, 1825; Ellipsechinus decaryi Lambert, 1933; Ellipsechinus matheyi; Ellipsechinus pictus (A. Agassiz & H.L. Clark, 1907);

Echinometra mathaei, the burrowing urchin, is a species of sea urchin in the family Echinometridae. It occurs in shallow waters in the Indo-Pacific region. The type locality is Mauritius.

^ ^a ^b Kroh, Andreas (2010). Kroh A, Mooi R (eds.). "Echinometra mathaei (Blainville, 1825)". World Echinoidea Database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2012-09-19.