Eucidaris thouarsii | |
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Eucidaris thouarsii in the Gulf of California | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Echinodermata |
Class: | Echinoidea |
Order: | Cidaroida |
Family: | Cidaridae |
Genus: | Eucidaris |
Species: | E. thouarsii
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Binomial name | |
Eucidaris thouarsii (Agassiz & Desor, 1846)
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Eucidaris thouarsii, the slate pencil urchin (named after slate pencil), is a species of cidaroid sea urchins that inhabits littoral regions of the East Pacific Ocean.[1][2]