Chondrocidaris brevispina

Chondrocidaris brevispina, the raspberry sea urchin, is a species of sea urchins of the family Cidaridae. Their armour is covered with short, conical spines.

Chondrocidaris brevispina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Order: Cidaroida
Family: Cidaridae
Genus: Chondrocidaris
Species:
C. brevispina
Binomial name
Chondrocidaris brevispina
(Clark, 1925)

Chondrocidaris brevispina was first scientifically described in 1925 by Hubert Lyman Clark.[1][2]

References

  1. Kroh, A. (2010). Chondrocidaris brevispina (Hubert Lyman Clark, 1925). In: Kroh, A. & Mooi, R. (2010) World Echinoidea Database. at the World Register of Marine Species.
  2. Clark, H.L. (1925). "A Catalogue of the Recent Sea-Urchins (Echinoidea)". Collection of the British Museum (Natural History). Oxford University Press, London. pp. 11, pl. 1: figs 1-2.


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