Araeosoma coriacea

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Araeosoma coriacea
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A. coriacea
Binomial name
Araeosoma coriacea
(Alexander Emanuel Agassiz, 1879)

Araeosoma coriacea is a species of sea urchin of the family Echinothuriidae. Its armour is covered with spines. It is placed in the genus Araeosoma and lives in the sea. A. coriacea was first scientifically described in 1879 by Alexander Emanuel Agassiz, an American scientist. [1]

References

  1. Kroh, A. (2010). Araeosoma coriacea (Alexander Emanuel Agassiz, 1879). In: Kroh, A. & Mooi, R. (2010) World Echinoidea Database. at the World Register of Marine Species.