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Clypeasteridae
Clypeasteridae is a family of sea urchins in the order Clypeasteroida. This family was first scientifically described in 1835 by the Swiss-American biologist Louis Agassiz. Genera The World Register of Marine Species list the following genera as being in this family:- *'' Ammotrophus'' H.L. Clark, 1928 *''Arachnoides'' Leske, 1778 *''Clypeaster ''Clypeaster'', common name "cake urchins" or "sea biscuits", is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Clypeasteridae. Etymology The genus name ''Clypeaster'' is derived from the Latin “clypeus” (meaning ''round shield'') and “a ...'' Lamarck, 1801 *'' Fellaster'' Durham, 1955 *'' Monostychia'' Laube, 1869 References Clypeasteroida Echinoderm families {{echinoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clypeasteridae
Clypeasteridae is a family of sea urchins in the order Clypeasteroida. This family was first scientifically described in 1835 by the Swiss-American biologist Louis Agassiz. Genera The World Register of Marine Species list the following genera as being in this family:- *'' Ammotrophus'' H.L. Clark, 1928 *''Arachnoides'' Leske, 1778 *''Clypeaster ''Clypeaster'', common name "cake urchins" or "sea biscuits", is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Clypeasteridae. Etymology The genus name ''Clypeaster'' is derived from the Latin “clypeus” (meaning ''round shield'') and “a ...'' Lamarck, 1801 *'' Fellaster'' Durham, 1955 *'' Monostychia'' Laube, 1869 References Clypeasteroida Echinoderm families {{echinoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arachnoides
''Arachnoides'' is a genus of sea urchin within the family Clypeasteridae, found in the Indo-Pacific oceans. The base is flat and the upper surface is convex. If you are looking for a ''fern'' genus, its name is Arachniodes. Species The World Register of Marine Species list the following species as being in this genus:- * ''Arachnoides placenta'' ( Linnaeus, 1758) Australia to Philippines * ''Arachnoides tenuis'' H. L. Clark, 1938 Western Australia ''Arachnoides zelandiae'' Gray, 1855 New Zealand: Synonym of ''Fellaster zelandiae ''Fellaster zelandiae'', which is also called a cake urchin, or the snapper biscuit, is an echinoderm of the family Arachnoididae, endemic to New Zealand. The maximum width of this type of echinoderm An echinoderm () is any member of the ...'' (Gray, 1855) References Natural History Museum Clypeasteridae Echinoidea genera Echinoderms of Oceania Echinoderms of Asia {{echinoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clypeasteroida
Sand dollars (also known as a sea cookie or snapper biscuit in New Zealand, or pansy shell in South Africa) are species of flat, burrowing sea urchins belonging to the order Clypeasteroida. Some species within the order, not quite as flat, are known as '' sea biscuits''. Sand dollars can also be called "sand cakes" or "cake urchins". Anatomy Sand dollars are small in size, averaging from three to four inches. As with all members of the order Clypeasteroida, they possess a rigid skeleton called a test. The test consists of calcium carbonate plates arranged in a fivefold symmetric pattern. The test of certain species of sand dollar have slits called lunules that can help the animal stay embedded in the sand to stop it from being swept away by an ocean wave. In living individuals, the test is covered by a skin of velvet-textured spines which are covered with very small hairs (cilia). Coordinated movements of the spines enable sand dollars to move across the seabed. The velvety ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clypeaster
''Clypeaster'', common name "cake urchins" or "sea biscuits", is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Clypeasteridae. Etymology The genus name ''Clypeaster'' is derived from the Latin “clypeus” (meaning ''round shield'') and “aster” (meaning ''star''), with reference to the shape of these organisms. List of species * '' Clypeaster aloysioi'' (Brito, 1959) * '' Clypeaster amplificatus'' Koehler, 1922 * '' Clypeaster annandalei'' Koehler, 1922 * '' Clypeaster australasiae'' (Gray, 1851) * '' Clypeaster chesheri'' Serafy, 1970 * '' Clypeaster cyclopilus'' H.L. Clark, 1941 * '' Clypeaster durandi'' (Cherbonnier, 1959b) * '' Clypeaster elongatus'' H.L. Clark, 1948 * '' Clypeaster euclastus'' H.L. Clark, 1941 * '' Clypeaster europacificus'' H.L. Clark, 1914 * '' Clypeaster eurychorius'' H.L. Clark, 1924 * '' Clypeaster euryptealus'' H.L. Clark, 1925 * '' Clypeaster fervens'' Koehler, 1922 * '' Clypeaster humilis'' (Leske, 1778) * '' Clypeaster isolatus'' Serafy, 197 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clypeaster Reticulatus
''Clypeaster reticulatus'', the reticulated sea biscuit, is a species of sea urchin in the Family Clypeasteridae. This species was first scientifically described in 1758 by Carl Linnaeus. It lives on the sandy seabed of shallow seas, semi-immersed in the sediment. Description The reticulated sea biscuit can grow to a length of about . Like all sea biscuits it is bilaterally symmetrical and tends to be rather irregular in shape. It has a solid but slightly rounded aboral (upper) surface. The ambulacral areas on the aboral surface are characteristically shaped like petals and are at least two-thirds the width of the test. These are long and inflated, the front one being the longest and the foremost pair being the shortest. The oral (under) surface is concave or cup-shaped, with the food grooves being indistinct and only slightly indented. The anus is located on the underside near the margin at the back. Live specimens are yellowish-grey, often with darker markings, while bare tes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ammotrophus
''Ammotrophus'' is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Clypeasteridae Clypeasteridae is a family of sea urchins in the order Clypeasteroida. This family was first scientifically described in 1835 by the Swiss-American biologist Louis Agassiz. Genera The World Register of Marine Species list the following genera as .... The species of this genus are found in Australia. Species: *'' Ammotrophus arachnoides'' *'' Ammotrophus crassus'' *'' Ammotrophus cyclius'' *'' Ammotrophus platyterus'' References Clypeasteridae Echinoidea genera Echinoderms of Oceania {{echinoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fellaster
''Fellaster'' is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Clypeasteridae. The species of this genus are found in Australia and New Zealand. Species: *'' Fellaster incisa'' *''Fellaster zelandiae ''Fellaster zelandiae'', which is also called a cake urchin, or the snapper biscuit, is an echinoderm of the family Arachnoididae, endemic to New Zealand. The maximum width of this type of echinoderm An echinoderm () is any member of the ...'' References Clypeasteridae Echinoidea genera {{echinoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Agassiz
Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz ( ; ) FRS (For) FRSE (May 28, 1807 – December 14, 1873) was a Swiss-born American biologist and geologist who is recognized as a scholar of Earth's natural history. Spending his early life in Switzerland, he received a PhD at Erlangen and a medical degree in Munich. After studying with Georges Cuvier and Alexander von Humboldt in Paris, Agassiz was appointed professor of natural history at the University of Neuchâtel. He emigrated to the United States in 1847 after visiting Harvard University. He went on to become professor of zoology and geology at Harvard, to head its Lawrence Scientific School, and to found its Museum of Comparative Zoology. Agassiz is known for observational data gathering and analysis. He made institutional and scientific contributions to zoology, geology, and related areas, including multivolume research books running to thousands of pages. He is particularly known for his contributions to ichthyological classification, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sea Urchin
Sea urchins () are spiny, globular echinoderms in the class Echinoidea. About 950 species of sea urchin live on the seabed of every ocean and inhabit every depth zone from the intertidal seashore down to . The spherical, hard shells (tests) of sea urchins are round and spiny, ranging in diameter from . Sea urchins move slowly, crawling with tube feet, and also propel themselves with their spines. Although algae are the primary diet, sea urchins also eat slow-moving (sessile) animals. Predators that eat sea urchins include a wide variety of fish, starfish, crabs, marine mammals. Sea urchins are also used as food especially in Japan. Adult sea urchins have fivefold symmetry, but their pluteus larvae feature bilateral (mirror) symmetry, indicating that the sea urchin belongs to the Bilateria group of animal phyla, which also comprises the chordates and the arthropods, the annelids and the molluscs, and are found in every ocean and in every climate, from the tropics to the pol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order (biology)
Order ( la, wikt:ordo#Latin, ordo) is one of the eight major hierarchical taxonomic ranks in Linnaean taxonomy. It is classified between Family_(biology), family and Class_(biology), class. In biological classification, the order is a taxonomic rank used in the classification of organisms and recognized by the nomenclature codes. An immediately higher rank, superorder, is sometimes added directly above order, with suborder directly beneath order. An order can also be defined as a group of related families. What does and does not belong to each order is determined by a taxonomist, as is whether a particular order should be recognized at all. Often there is no exact agreement, with different taxonomists each taking a different position. There are no hard rules that a taxonomist needs to follow in describing or recognizing an order. Some taxa are accepted almost universally, while others are recognized only rarely. The name of an order is usually written with a capital letter. Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Species Description
A species description is a formal description of a newly discovered species, usually in the form of a scientific paper. Its purpose is to give a clear description of a new species of organism and explain how it differs from species that have been described previously or are related. In order for species to be validly described, they need to follow guidelines established over time. Zoological naming requires adherence to the ICZN code, plants, the ICN, viruses ICTV, and so on. The species description often contains photographs or other illustrations of type material along with a note on where they are deposited. The publication in which the species is described gives the new species a formal scientific name. Some 1.9 million species have been identified and described, out of some 8.7 million that may actually exist. Millions more have become extinct throughout the existence of life on Earth. Naming process A name of a new species becomes valid (available in zo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Register Of Marine Species
The World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) is a taxonomic database that aims to provide an authoritative and comprehensive list of names of marine organisms. Content The content of the registry is edited and maintained by scientific specialists on each group of organism. These taxonomists control the quality of the information, which is gathered from the primary scientific literature as well as from some external regional and taxon-specific databases. WoRMS maintains valid names of all marine organisms, but also provides information on synonyms and invalid names. It is an ongoing task to maintain the registry, since new species are constantly being discovered and described by scientists; in addition, the nomenclature and taxonomy of existing species is often corrected or changed as new research is constantly being published. Subsets of WoRMS content are made available, and can have separate badging and their own home/launch pages, as "subregisters", such as the ''World List of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
