Centrostephanus tenuispinus
Centrostephanus tenuispinus is a species of sea urchins of the Family Diadematidae. Their armour is covered with spines. Centrostephanus tenuispinus was first scientifically described in 1914 by Hubert Lyman Clark.[1]
Centrostephanus tenuispinis PC068949
| 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  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Echinoidea |
| Order: | Diadematoida |
| Family: | Diadematidae |
| Genus: | Centrostephanus |
| Species: | C. tenuispinus |
| Binomial name | |
| Centrostephanus tenuispinus (Clark, 1914) | |
References
- Kroh, A. (2010). Centrostephanus tenuispinus (Clark, 1914). In: Kroh, A. & Mooi, R. (2010) World Echinoidea Database. at the World Register of Marine Species.
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