Ceratophysa ceratopyga

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]

Ceratophysa ceratopyga
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Echinodermata
Class:
Echinoidea
Order:
Holasteroida
Family:
Pourtalesiidae
Genus:
Ceratophysa
Species:
C. ceratopyga
Binomial name
Ceratophysa ceratopyga
(Alexander Emanuel Agassiz, 1879)

See also

References
  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.


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