Chondrocidaris
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| Chondrocidaris | |
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| Chondrocidaris gigantea | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Echinoidea |
| Order: | Cidaroida |
| Family: | Cidaridae |
| Subfamily: | Cidarinae |
| Genus: | Chondrocidaris Agassiz, 1863 |
| Synonyms[citation needed] | |
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Chondrocidaris is a genus of sea urchins of the family Cidaridae described in 1863 by Alexander Agassiz. There are two living species and several fossil species dating as far back as the Miocene.[1]
- Living species
- Chondrocidaris brevispina (Clark, 1925)
- Chondrocidaris gigantea (Agassiz, 1863)
- Extinct species
