Centrostephanus tenuispinus

Centrostephanus tenuispinus
	Western hollow-spined urchin (Centrostephanus tenuispinus), cartrut shell (Dicathais orbita) and black lipped abalone (Haliotis rubra) at Greenly Island, South Australia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Echinodermata
Class:	Echinoidea
Order:	Diadematoida
Family:	Diadematidae
Genus:	Centrostephanus
Species:	C. tenuispinus
Binomial name
	Centrostephanus tenuispinus; Clark, 1914

Centrostephanus tenuispinus is a species of sea urchin of the family Diadematidae. Their armour is covered with spines. Centrostephanus tenuispinus was first scientifically described in 1914 by Hubert Lyman Clark.[1]

Centrostephanus tenuispinis

References

Kroh, A. (2010). Centrostephanus tenuispinus (Clark, 1914). In: Kroh, A. & Mooi, R. (2010) World Echinoidea Database. at the World Register of Marine Species.

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[1] Kroh, A. (2010). Centrostephanus tenuispinus (Clark, 1914). In: Kroh, A. & Mooi, R. (2010) World Echinoidea Database. at the World Register of Marine Species.