Centrostephanus tenuispinus
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Centrostephanus tenuispinus | |
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Western hollow-spined urchin (Centrostephanus tenuispinus), cartrut shell (Dicathais orbita) and black lipped abalone (Haliotis rubra) at Greenly Island, South Australia | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Echinodermata |
Class: | Echinoidea |
Order: | Diadematoida |
Family: | Diadematidae |
Genus: | Centrostephanus |
Species: | C. tenuispinus |
Binomial name | |
Centrostephanus tenuispinus Clark, 1914 |
Centrostephanus tenuispinus is a species of sea urchin of the family Diadematidae. Their armour is covered with spines. Centrostephanus tenuispinus was first scientifically described in 1914 by Hubert Lyman Clark.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Kroh, A. (2010). Centrostephanus tenuispinus (Clark, 1914). In: Kroh, A. & Mooi, R. (2010) World Echinoidea Database. at the World Register of Marine Species.