Apatopygidae (Apatopygid Sea Urchins) is a family of echinoderms. Dead Apatopygid Sea Urchins formshallow marine sediments. They are bioturbators. They have sexual reproduction.
Definition: Marine sediment that accumulates within shallow regions of the oceanic basin close to continents, such as the continental shelf, or continental slope
Definition: Capable of creating a new organism by combining the genetic material of two gametes, which may come from two parent organisms or from a single organism, in the case of self-fertilizing hermaphrodites.
Definition: overall repetitive or reflective pattern in the body of one individual of this taxon. eg: bilateral symmetry, rotational symmetry, radial symmetry
Definition: directly or indirectly modulating the availability of resources to other species, by causing physical state changes in biotic or abiotic materials; modifying, maintaining and/or creating habitats
Definition: Capable of creating a new organism by combining the genetic material of two gametes, which may come from two parent organisms or from a single organism, in the case of self-fertilizing hermaphrodites.
Definition: A group of species that exploit the same food resources, and/or use the same feeding or foraging methods. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guild_(ecology)
The environments in which many apatopygid sea urchins species are known to live. Select an environment to see its apatopygid sea urchins species checklist.
apatopygid sea urchins Habitats
The environments in which many apatopygid sea urchins species are known to live. Select an environment to see its apatopygid sea urchins species checklist.
