Ammotrophus cyclius
| Ammotrophus cyclius | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Echinoidea |
| Order: | Clypeasteroida |
| Family: | Arachnoididae |
| Genus: | Ammotrophus |
| Species: | A. cyclius |
| Binomial name | |
| Ammotrophus cyclius (Hubert Lyman Clark, 1928) | |
Ammotrophus cyclius is a species of sand dollar of the family Arachnoididae. Their external skeleton [test] is covered with spines. It belongs to from the genus Ammotrophus and lives in the seas off southern Australia. Ammotrophus cyclius was first scientifically described in 1928 by Hubert Lyman Clark.[1]
See also
- Ammotrophus crassus
- Ammotrophus arachnoides
- Ammotrophus platyterus
References
- ↑ 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.
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