description Pourtalesia wandeli Overview
Pourtalesia wandeli is a taxonomic name for Pourtalesia miranda A. Agassiz, an accepted species of deep-sea sea urchin in the family Pourtalesiidae. It is associated with abyssal Atlantic habitats and has the bottle-shaped, thin-shelled test typical of this group; adults are about 2 cm long, and the body becomes bilaterally rather than radially symmetrical as it develops.
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What is Pourtalesia wandeli?
Pourtalesia wandeli is a taxonomic name associated with Pourtalesia miranda A. Agassiz, an accepted deep-sea sea urchin species. It belongs to the family Pourtalesiidae.
Where does Pourtalesia miranda live?
The species is associated with abyssal habitats in the Atlantic Ocean. These are deep-sea environments far below the well-lit surface waters.
What does this sea urchin look like?
It has the bottle-shaped, thin-shelled test typical of the genus Pourtalesia. The unusual body shape reflects adaptation to deep-sea conditions.
Is Pourtalesia wandeli the currently accepted species name?
Pourtalesia wandeli is treated as a taxonomic name for Pourtalesia miranda A. Agassiz. The accepted species identity is therefore associated with Pourtalesia miranda.
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