| Arbacia dufresnii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Echinoidea |
| Order: | Arbacioida |
| Family: | Arbaciidae |
| Genus: | Arbacia |
| Species: | A. dufresnii |
| Binomial name | |
| Arbacia dufresnii (Blainville, 1825) | |
| Synonyms | |
Arbacia crassispinaMortensen, 1910 | |
Arbacia dufresnii is a species of sea urchin of the family Arbaciidae. Its armour is covered with spines. A. dufresnii was first scientifically described in 1825 by Blainville. [1]
Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville was a French zoologist and anatomist.
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