Centrostephanus coronatus

Centrostephanus coronatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Echinodermata
Class:	Echinoidea
Order:	Diadematoida
Family:	Diadematidae
Genus:	Centrostephanus
Species:	C. coronatus
Binomial name
	Centrostephanus coronatus; (Verrill, 1867)[1]

Centrostephanus coronatus, as known as Crowned Sea Urchin, is a sea urchin in the family Diadematidae. It lives in holes and crevices is shallow rocky waters. Individuals forage within 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) of their shelters, to which they return at night .^[2]

References

↑ "Centrostephanus coronatus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved January 19, 2010.
↑ B. V. Nelson & R. R. Vance (1979). "Diel foraging patterns of the sea urchin Centrostephanus coronatus as a predator avoidance strategy". Marine Biology. 51 (3): 251–258. doi:10.1007/BF00386805.

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[1] "Centrostephanus coronatus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved January 19, 2010.

[2] B. V. Nelson & R. R. Vance (1979). "Diel foraging patterns of the sea urchin Centrostephanus coronatus as a predator avoidance strategy". Marine Biology. 51 (3): 251–258. doi:10.1007/BF00386805.