Fellaster zelandiae
| Fellaster zelandiae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Phylum: | Echinodermata
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| Class: | Echinoidea
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| Order: | Clypeasteroida
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| Family: | |
| Genus: | Fellaster
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| Species: | F. zelandiae
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| Binomial name | |
| Fellaster zelandiae (Gray, 1855)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Arachnoides zelandiae Gray, 1855 | |
Fellaster zelandiae, which is also called a cake urchin, or the snapper biscuit, is an echinoderm of the family Arachnoididae, endemic to New Zealand. The maximum width of this type of echinoderm is 100 mm.
Arachnoides zelandiae underside
References[]
- ^ Durham, J. W. (1955). "Classification of clypeasteroid echinoids". California University Publications in Geological Science. 31: 73–198.
- Miller M & Batt G, Reef and Beach Life of New Zealand, William Collins (New Zealand) Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1973
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