Cassidulus caribaearum | |
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Preserved specimen at the Peabody Museum of Natural History originally found at Loblolly Bay, Anegada, British Virgin Islands | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Echinodermata |
Class: | Echinoidea |
Order: | Cassiduloida |
Family: | Cassidulidae |
Genus: | Cassidulus |
Species: | C. caribaearum |
Binomial name | |
Cassidulus caribaearum Lamarck, 1801 | |
Cassidulus caribaearum is a species of sea urchins of the family Cassidulidae. Their armour is covered with spines. Cassidulus caribaearum was first scientifically described in 1801 by Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck.[1]
References
- ↑ Kroh, A. (2010). Cassidulus caribaearum (Lamarck, 1801). In: Kroh, A. & Mooi, R. (2010) World Echinoidea Database. at the World Register of Marine Species.
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