Cassidulus caribaearum

Cassidulus caribaearum
Preserved specimen at the Peabody Museum of Natural History originally found at Loblolly Bay, Anegada, British Virgin Islands
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Echinodermata
Class:	Echinoidea
Order:	Cassiduloida
Family:	Cassidulidae
Genus:	Cassidulus
Species:	C. caribaearum
Binomial name
Cassidulus caribaearum Lamarck, 1801

Cassidulus caribaearum is a species of sea urchins of the family Cassidulidae. Their armour is covered with spines. Cassidulus caribaearum was first scientifically described in 1801 by Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck.[1]

References

1. Kroh, A. (2010). Cassidulus caribaearum (Lamarck, 1801). In: Kroh, A. & Mooi, R. (2010) World Echinoidea Database. at the World Register of Marine Species.