Centrocidaris

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Centrocidaris is a monotypic genus of sea urchins belonging to the family Cidaridae. The only species is Centrocidaris doederleini.[1] Their armour is covered with spines. Centrocidaris doederleini was first scientifically described in 1898 by Alexander Agassiz.[2]

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Centrocidaris
Goniocidaris doederleini
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Order: Cidaroida
Family: Cidaridae
Subfamily: Cidarinae
Genus: Centrocidaris
Agassiz, 1904
Species:
C. doederleini
Binomial name
Centrocidaris doederleini
(Agassiz, 1898)
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The species is found in the Caribbean.[1]

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