Araeosoma coriacea

Araeosoma coriacea is a species of sea urchin of the family Echinothuriidae. Their armour is covered with spines. It is placed in the genus Araeosoma and lives in the sea. Araeosoma coriacea was first scientifically described in 1879 by Alexander Emanuel Agassiz, an American scientist.[1]

Araeosoma coriacea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Echinodermata
Class:
Echinoidea
Order:
Echinothurioida
Family:
Echinothuriidae
Genus:
Araeosoma
Species:
A. coriacea
Binomial name
Araeosoma coriacea
(Alexander Emanuel Agassiz, 1879)

See also

References
  1. Kroh, A. (2010). Araeosoma coriacea (Alexander Emanuel Agassiz, 1879). In: Kroh, A. & Mooi, R. (2010) World Echinoidea Database. at the World Register of Marine Species.


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