Chondrocidaris
Genus of sea urchins
| Chondrocidaris | |
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| Chondrocidaris gigantea | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Echinoidea |
| Order: | Cidaroida |
| Family: | Cidaridae |
| Subfamily: | Cidarinae |
| Genus: | Chondrocidaris Agassiz, 1863 |
| Synonyms[citation needed] | |
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Chondrocidaris is a genus of sea urchins of the family Cidaridae described in 1863 by Alexander Agassiz. There are two living species and several fossil species dating as far back as the Miocene.[1]
- Living species
- Chondrocidaris brevispina (Clark, 1925)
- Chondrocidaris gigantea (Agassiz, 1863)
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Chondrocidaris brevispina -
Chondrocidaris gigantea
- Extinct species
- Chondrocidaris clarkii
- Chondrocidaris marianica
- Chondrocidaris problepteryx
References
- ^ Kroh, A. (2015). Chondrocidaris A. Agassiz, 1863. In: Kroh, A. & Mooi, R. (2015) World Echinoidea Database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-04-05.
External links
Media related to Chondrocidaris at Wikimedia Commons
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