Ceratophysa ceratopyga
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| Ceratophysa ceratopyga | |
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Scientific 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]
