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Ceratophysa ceratopyga

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Ceratophysa ceratopyga
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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]

References

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  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.