Clypeaster chesheri

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Clypeaster chesheri
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Order: Clypeasteroida
Family: Clypeasteridae
Genus: Clypeaster
Species:
C. chesheri
Binomial name
Clypeaster chesheri
Serafy, 1970

Clypeaster chesheri is a species of sea urchins of the family Clypeasteridae. Their armour is covered with spines. Clypeaster chesheri was first scientifically described in 1970 by Serafy. [1]

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References

  1. Kroh, A. (2010). Clypeaster chesheri (Serafy, 1970). In: Kroh, A. & Mooi, R. (2010) World Echinoidea Database. at the World Register of Marine Species.