Centrostephanus coronatus | |
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Centrostephanus coronatus adult | |
Centrostephanus coronatus juvenile | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Echinodermata |
Class: | Echinoidea |
Order: | Diadematoida |
Family: | Diadematidae |
Genus: | Centrostephanus |
Species: | C. coronatus
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Binomial name | |
Centrostephanus coronatus | |
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Centrostephanus coronatus, also known as crowned sea urchin, is a species of sea urchin in the family Diadematidae. It was first described to science by Yale zoology Professor Addison Emery Verrill in 1867.[2]