Kingdom Animalia Family Diadematidae Scientific name Centrostephanus coronatus Rank Species | Class Echinoidea Genus Centrostephanus Phylum Echinodermata Order Diadematoida | |
Similar Diadema mexicanum, Eucidaris thouarsii, Toxopneustes roseus, Diadematidae, Eucidaris | ||
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 .
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