Diadema mexicanum

Diadema mexicanum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Order: Diadematoida
Family: Diadematidae
Genus: Diadema
Species:
D. mexicanum
Binomial name
Diadema mexicanum
Synonyms[1]
  • Centrechinus mexicanus (A. Agassiz, 1863)
  • Diadema mexicana – unjustified emendation

Diadema mexicanum is a species of long-spined sea urchin belonging to the family Diadematidae.[1] It is native to the Pacific coast of Mexico, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Panama.

  1. ^ a b c Kroh, Andreas (2013). Kroh A, Mooi R (eds.). "Diadema mexicanum A. Agassiz, 1863". World Echinoidea Database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2013-11-22.