''Arachnoides tenuis'' is a species of
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 ...
of the family
Clypeasteridae. Their armour is covered with spines. It is placed in the genus
Arachnoides and lives in the sea. Arachnoides tenuis was first scientifically described in 1938 by
Hubert Lyman Clark.
[Kroh, A. (2010). ''Arachnoides tenuis'' (Hubert Lyman Clark, 1938). In: Kroh, A. & Mooi, R. (2010]
World Echinoidea Database
at the World Register of Marine Species.
See also
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Aporocidaris usarpi
''Aporocidaris usarpi'' is a species of sea urchin of the family Ctenocidaridae. Their armour is covered with spines. It is placed in the genus Aporocidaris and lives in the sea. Aporocidaris usarpi was first scientifically described in 2000 by M ...
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Arachnoides placenta
''Arachnoides placenta'' is a species of sea urchin of the family Clypeasteridae. Their armour is covered with spines. It is placed in the genus Arachnoides and lives in the sea. Arachnoides placenta was first scientifically described in 1758 b ...
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Araeolampas atlantica
''Araeolampas atlantica'' is a species of sea urchin of the family Loveniidae
Loveniidae is a family of heart urchins in the order Spatangoida.
Description and characteristics
These sea urchins are called "heart urchins" due to their specif ...
References
Animals described in 1938
Clypeasteridae
Taxa named by Hubert Lyman Clark
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