Cassidulus mitis

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Cassidulus mitis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Order: Cassiduloida
Family: Cassidulidae
Genus: Cassidulus
Species:
C. mitis
Binomial name
Cassidulus mitis
Krau, 1954

Cassidulus mitis is a species of sea urchin of the family Cassidulidae. Their armour is covered with spines. Cassidulus mitis was first scientifically described in 1954 by Krau. [1]

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References

  1. Kroh, A. (2010). Cassidulus mitis (Krau, 1954). In: Kroh, A. & Mooi, R. (2010) World Echinoidea Database. at the World Register of Marine Species.