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Aeropsis rostrata

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Aeropsis rostrata
Aeropsis rostrata (Wyville Thomson, 1877)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Order: Spatangoida
Family: Aeropsidae
Genus: Aeropsis
Species:
A. rostrata
Binomial name
Aeropsis rostrata
(Thomson, 1877)

Aeropsis rostrata is a species of sea urchin of the family Aeropsidae. Their armour is covered with spines. It is placed in the genus Aeropsis and lives in the sea. Aeropsis rostrata was first scientifically described in 1877 by Thomson.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Kroh, A. (2010). Aeropsis rostrata (Thomson, 1877). In: Kroh, A. & Mooi, R. (2010) World Echinoidea Database. at the World Register of Marine Species.