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Centrostephanus asteriscus

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Centrostephanus asteriscus
Centrostephanus asteriscus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Order: Diadematoida
Family: Diadematidae
Genus: Centrostephanus
Species:
C. asteriscus
Binomial name
Centrostephanus asteriscus
Agassiz & Clark, 1907

Centrostephanus asteriscus is a species of sea urchin of the family Diadematidae. Their armour is covered with spines. Centrostephanus asteriscus was first scientifically described in 1907 by Alexander Emanuel Agassiz & Hubert Lyman Clark.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Kroh, A. (2010). Centrostephanus asteriscus (Agassiz & Clark, 1907). In: Kroh, A. & Mooi, R. (2010) World Echinoidea Database. at the World Register of Marine Species.