Fellaster zelandiae

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Fellaster zelandiae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Order: Clypeasteroida
Family: Clypeasteridae
Genus: Fellaster
Species:
F. zelandiae
Binomial name
Fellaster zelandiae
(Gray, 1855)
Synonyms[1]

Arachnoides zelandiae Gray, 1855

Fellaster zelandiae, which is also called a cake urchin, or the snapper biscuit, is an

endemic to New Zealand. The maximum width of this type of echinoderm
is 100 mm.

Arachnoides zelandiae underside

References

  1. ^ Durham, J. W. (1955). "Classification of clypeasteroid echinoids". California University Publications in Geological Science. 31: 73–198.