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Coelopleurus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Echinoidea

Order
  
Arbacioida

Scientific name
  
Coelopleurus

Phylum
  
Echinodermata

Subclass
  
Euechinoidea

Family
  
Arbaciidae

Rank
  
Genus

Coelopleurus Coelopleurus exquisitus sp nov

Similar
  
Coelopleurus exquisitus, Arbacioida, Phymosoma, Lovenia, Echinolampas

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Coelopleurus is an extant genus of echinoids with fossil records dating back to the Eocene, with remains found in Europe and North America.

Contents

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Characteristics

Coelopleurus The Echinoblog Coelopleurus The most gorgeous urchin you never

These abyssal sea urchins are characterized by their surprisingly bright color pattern, usually red and white. Even more surprisingly, their tests (skeletons) are brightly colored, too, even after drying, or sometimes fossilisation.

Species

According to World Register of Marine Species:

Coelopleurus Coelopleurus exquisitus sp nov

  • Coelopleurus australis H.L. Clark, 1916
  • Coelopleurus carolinensis Cooke, 1941a †
  • Coelopleurus castroi Maury, 1930 †
  • Coelopleurus exquisitus Coppard & Schultz, 2006
  • Coelopleurus floridanus A. Agassiz, 1872
  • Coelopleurus granulatus Mortensen, 1934
  • Coelopleurus interruptus Döderlein, 1910
  • Coelopleurus longicollis A. Agassiz & H.L. Clark, 1908
  • Coelopleurus maculatus A. Agassiz & H.L. Clark, 1907
  • Coelopleurus maillardi (Michelin, 1862)
  • Coelopleurus melitensis Zammit-Maempel, 1969 †
  • Coelopleurus singularis Nisiyama, 1966
  • Coelopleurus undulatus Mortensen, 1934a
  • Coelopleurus vittatus Koehler, 1927

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  • †Coelopleurus elegans (Bell), from the Pleistocene of the Jizo-do formation of Japan

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    References

    Coelopleurus Wikipedia
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