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Ammotrophus platyterus

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Ammotrophus platyterus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Order: Clypeasteroida
Family: Clypeasteridae
Genus: Ammotrophus
Species:
A. platyterus
Binomial name
Ammotrophus platyterus
(Clark, 1928)

Ammotrophus platyterus is a species of sand dollar of the family Clypeasteridae. Their armour is covered with spines. It came from the genus Ammotrophus and lives in the sea. Ammotrophus platyterus was first scientifically described in 1928 by Hubert Clark.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Kroh, A. (2010). Ammotrophus platyterus (Hubert Lyman Clark, 1928). In: Kroh, A. & Mooi, R. (2010) World Echinoidea Database. at the World Register of Marine Species.