Diadematidae

Diadematidae
Diadema setosum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Subclass: Euechinoidea
Superorder: Diadematacea
Order: Diadematoida
Family: Diadematidae
Gray, 1855 [1]

The Diadematidae are a family of sea urchins. Their tests are either rigid or flexible and their spines are long and hollow.[2]


References

  1. "Diadematidae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  2. Maran, Vincent (2010-11-11). "Astropyga radiata (Leske, 1778)". DORIS (in French). Retrieved 2013-01-22.
  3. "Black Sea Urchin". Museum Victoria. Retrieved 2011-05-13.
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