Brissus latecarinatus
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| Brissus latecarinatus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Echinoidea |
| Order: | Spatangoida |
| Family: | Brissidae |
| Genus: | Brissus |
| Species: | B. latecarinatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Brissus latecarinatus (Leske, 1778) | |
Brissus latecarinatus is a species of sea urchins of the family Brissidae. Its armour is covered with spines. Brissus latecarinatus was first scientifically described in 1778 by Nathanael Gottfried Leske.[1]
It is distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific in tropical waters of the Indian Ocean, Western Pacific, and all oceans connecting the two bodies of water. It can be found on reefs at depths of up to 45 ft (14 m).[2]