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.
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Scientific 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
- 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.
- 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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