Cassidulus caribaearum

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Cassidulus caribaearum
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Preserved specimen at the Peabody Museum of Natural History originally found at Loblolly Bay, Anegada, British Virgin Islands
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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]

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References

  1. Kroh, A. (2010). Cassidulus caribaearum (Lamarck, 1801). In: Kroh, A. & Mooi, R. (2010) World Echinoidea Database. at the World Register of Marine Species.