Arachnoides placenta

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Arachnoides placenta
Cake sand dollars (Arachnoides placenta).jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Echinodermata
Class:
Echinoidea
Order:
Clypeasteroida
Family:
Genus:
Species:
A. placenta
Binomial name
Arachnoides placenta

Arachnoides placenta is a species of sea urchin of the family Clypeasteridae. Their armour is covered with spines. It is placed in the genus Arachnoides and lives in the sea. Arachnoides placenta was first scientifically described in 1758 by Carl Linnaeus.[1]

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References[]

  1. ^ Kroh, A. (2010). Arachnoides placenta (Linnaeus, 1758). In: Kroh, A. & Mooi, R. (2010) World Echinoidea Database. at the World Register of Marine Species.


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