Biology:Coelopleurus floridanus
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Short description: Sea urchin species
| Coelopleurus floridanus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Echinoidea |
| Order: | Arbacioida |
| Family: | Arbaciidae |
| Genus: | Coelopleurus |
| Species: | C. floridanus
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| Binomial name | |
| Coelopleurus floridanus A. Agassiz, 1872
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Coelopleurus floridanus is a sea urchin species in the family Arbaciidae restricted to deep waters in the western Atlantic, from the West Indies up to Cape May, New Jersey. The species may feed on bryozoans, worm tubes, and clavulariid corals.[1][2] The species belongs in the subgenus Keraiophorus, which includes all extant Coelopleurus species and Oligo-Miocene species from Pakistan.[3]
References
- ↑ "Coelopleurus (Keraiophorus) floridanus - Natural History Museum". https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/echinoid-directory/taxa/taxon.jsp?id=1831.
- ↑ Chrism (2014-10-22). "The Echinoblog: Coelopleurus! The most gorgeous urchin you never heard of!". http://echinoblog.blogspot.com/2014/10/coelopleurus-most-gorgeous-urchin-you.html.
- ↑ "Coelopleurus (Keraiophorus) - Natural History Museum". https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/echinoid-directory/taxa/taxon.jsp?id=1496.
Wikidata ☰ Q1972274 entry
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