Global InformationAbatus cordatus information
| Abatus cordatus | |
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| External (above) and internal (below) views of test | |
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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. cordatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Abatus cordatus (Verrill, 1876)
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Abatus cordatus is a species of sea urchin in the family Schizasteridae. It is native to shallow seas surrounding certain island groups in the southern Indian Ocean. The body is protected by a hard test or shell which is covered with spines. The female broods its young in deep pockets on the upper surface, retaining the young in place with specialised spines. American zoologist Addison Emery Verrill first scientifically described A. cordatus in 1876.[2]
- ^ Verrill, A.E. (1876). "Annelids and Echinoderms". Contributions to the Natural History of Kerguelen Island II. By Kidder, J.H. Bulletin of the United States National Museum. Vol. 1 (3). Washington: Government Printing Office. pp. 69–71.
- ^ Kroh, A. (2010). Abatus cordatus (Verrill, 1876). In: Kroh, A. & Mooi, R. (2010) World Echinoidea Database. at the World Register of Marine Species