Fellaster zelandiae
| Fellaster zelandiae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Echinoidea |
| Order: | Clypeasteroida |
| Family: | Clypeasteridae |
| Genus: | Fellaster |
| Species: | F. zelandiae
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| Binomial name | |
| Fellaster zelandiae (Gray, 1855)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Arachnoides zelandiae Gray, 1855 | |
Fellaster zelandiae, which is also called a cake urchin, or the snapper biscuit, is an echinoderm of the family Arachnoididae, endemic to New Zealand. The maximum width of this type of echinoderm is 100 mm.
References
- ^ Durham, J. W. (1955). "Classification of clypeasteroid echinoids". California University Publications in Geological Science. 31: 73–198.
- Miller M & Batt G, Reef and Beach Life of New Zealand, William Collins (New Zealand) Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1973