Ammotrophus arachnoides
| Ammotrophus arachnoides | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Echinoidea |
| Order: | Clypeasteroida |
| Family: | Arachnoididae |
| Genus: | Ammotrophus |
| Species: | A. arachnoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Ammotrophus arachnoides (Hubert Lyman Clark, 1938) | |
Ammotrophus arachnoides is a species of sand dollar of the family Arachnoididea. Their external skeleton [test] is covered with spines. It belongs to the genus Ammotrophus and lives in the sea off southern Australia. Ammotrophus arachnoides was first scientifically described in 1938 by Hubert Lyman Clark.[1]
See also
- Ammotrophus platyterus
- Ammotrophus crassus
- Ammotrophus cyclius
References
- ↑ Kroh, A. (2010). Ammotrophus arachnoides (Hubert Lyman Clark, 1938). In: Kroh, A. & Mooi, R. (2010) World Echinoidea Database. at the World Register of Marine Species.
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