Aspidodiadema africanum
Aspidodiadema africanum is a species of sea urchin of the family Aspidodiadematidae. Their armour is covered with spines. It is placed in the genus Aspidodiadema and lives in the sea. Aspidodiadema africanum was first scientifically described in 1939 by Ole Theodor Jensen Mortensen, a Danish scientist.[1]
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| Order: | Aspidodiadematoida |
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| Genus: | Aspidodiadema |
| Species: | A. africanum |
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| Aspidodiadema africanum (Mortensen, 1939) | |
References
- Kroh, A. (2010). Aspidodiadema africanum (Mortensen, 1939). In: Kroh, A. & Mooi, R. (2010) World Echinoidea Database. at the World Register of Marine Species.
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