Biology:Ammotrophus cyclius

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Short description: Species of sea urchin

Ammotrophus cyclius
Scientific classification
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Class:
Echinoidea
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Clypeasteroida
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Species:
A. cyclius
Binomial name
Ammotrophus cyclius
(Clark, 1928)

Ammotrophus cyclius is a species of sand dollar of the family Arachnoididae. Their external skeleton, known as a test, is covered with spines. It belongs to the genus Ammotrophus and lives in the seas off southern Australia. Ammotrophus cyclius was first scientifically described in 1928 by Hubert Clark.[1]

See also

References

  1. Kroh, A. (2010). Ammotrophus cyclius (Hubert Lyman Clark, 1928). In: Kroh, A. & Mooi, R. (2010) World Echinoidea Database. at the World Register of Marine Species.

Wikidata ☰ Q2184332 entry