Diadematidae

Diadematidae
Diadema setosum in Oman.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Order: Diadematoida
Family: Diadematidae
Gray, 1855 [1]

The Diadematidae are a family of sea urchins. Their tests are either rigid or flexible and their spines are long and hollow.[2]

  1. ^ "Diadematidae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  2. ^ Maran, Vincent (2010-11-11). "Astropyga radiata (Leske, 1778)". DORIS (in French). Retrieved 2013-01-22.
  3. ^ "Black Sea Urchin". Museum Victoria. Retrieved 2011-05-13.