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Clypeaster cyclopilus

Clypeaster cyclopilus is a species of sea urchins of the family Clypeasteridae. Their armour is covered with spines. Clypeaster cyclopilus was first scientifically described in 1941 by Hubert Lyman Clark.

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Clypeaster cyclopilus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Order: Clypeasteroida
Family: Clypeasteridae
Genus: Clypeaster
Species:
C. cyclopilus
Binomial name
Clypeaster cyclopilus
Clark, 1941

Clypeaster cyclopilus is a species of sea urchins of the family Clypeasteridae. Their armour is covered with spines. Clypeaster cyclopilus was first scientifically described in 1941 by Hubert Lyman Clark.12

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References

  1. Kroh, A. (2010). Clypeaster cyclopilus (Clark, 1941). In: Kroh, A. & Mooi, R. (2010) World Echinoidea Database. at the World Register of Marine Species.
  2. "Clypeaster cyclopilus — Overview". eol.org/pages. Retrieved 2 October 2013.