Biology:Centrostephanus

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Short description: Genus of sea urchins

Centrostephanus
Centrostephanus longispinus, Murcia 3.jpg
Centrostephanus longispinus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Order: Diadematoida
Family: Diadematidae
Genus: Centrostephanus
Peters, 1855

Centrostephanus is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Diadematidae.[1]

The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.[1]

Species:[1]

Image Scientific name Distribution
Centrostephanus asteriscus Agassiz & Clark, 1907 North Pacific Ocean
Centrostephanus besnardi Bernasconi, 1955 Brazil
Centrostephanus cf. coronatus.jpg Centrostephanus coronatus (Verrill, 1867) eastern Pacific Ocean from Monterey Bay, California to Peru, including the Gulf of California
Centrostephanus habanensis Lambert, 1925 Cuba
Centrostephanus longispinus, Murcia 2.jpg Centrostephanus longispinus (Philippi, 1845) Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea
Centrostephanus nitidus Koehler, 1927 Indian Ocean
Sea urchin at South East Bay, Three Kings Islands PA121527.JPG Centrostephanus rodgersii (Agassiz, 1864) New Zealand and south-east Australia.
Centrostephanus sylviae Fell, 1975 Chile
Centrostephanus tenuispinis PC068949.JPG Centrostephanus tenuispinus Clark, 1914 Australia

Fossils

  • Centrostephanus sacyi Lambert, 1928

References

Wikidata ☰ Q3460652 entry