Ceratophysa ceratopyga

Ceratophysa ceratopyga
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Order: Holasteroida
Family: Pourtalesiidae
Genus: Ceratophysa
Species: C. ceratopyga
Binomial name
Ceratophysa ceratopyga
(Alexander Emanuel Agassiz, 1879)

Ceratophysa ceratopyga is a species of sea urchins of the Family Pourtalesiidae. Their armour is covered with spines. Ceratophysa ceratopyga was first scientifically described in 1879 by Alexander Emanuel Agassiz.[1]

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References

External identifiers for Ceratophysa ceratopyga
Encyclopedia of Life 3039374
  1. Kroh, A. (2010). Ceratophysa ceratopyga (Alexander Emanuel Agassiz, 1879). In: Kroh, A. & Mooi, R. (2010) World Echinoidea Database. at the World Register of Marine Species.


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