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Coelopleurus floridanus

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Coelopleurus floridanus
Coelopleurus floridanus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Order: Arbacioida
Family: Arbaciidae
Genus: Coelopleurus
Species:
C. floridanus
Binomial name
Coelopleurus floridanus
A. Agassiz, 1872

Coelopleurus floridanus is a sea urchin species in the family Arbaciidae restricted to deep waters in the western Atlantic, from the West Indies up to Cape May, New Jersey. The species may feed on bryozoans, worm tubes, and clavulariid corals.[1][2] The species belongs in the subgenus Keraiophorus, which includes all extant Coelopleurus species and Oligo-Miocene species from Pakistan.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Coelopleurus (Keraiophorus) floridanus - Natural History Museum". www.nhm.ac.uk. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
  2. ^ Chrism (2014-10-22). "The Echinoblog: Coelopleurus! The most gorgeous urchin you never heard of!". The Echinoblog. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
  3. ^ "Coelopleurus (Keraiophorus) - Natural History Museum". www.nhm.ac.uk. Retrieved 2021-03-03.