''Cionobrissus revinctus'' 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 ...

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Brissidae. Their armour is covered with spines. Cionobrissus revinctus was first scientifically described in 1879 by

Alexander Emanuel Agassiz Alexander Emmanuel Rodolphe Agassiz (December 17, 1835March 27, 1910), son of Louis Agassiz and stepson of Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz, was an American scientist and engineer. Biography Agassiz was born in Neuchâtel, Switzerland and immigrated t ...

.Kroh, A. (2010). ''Cionobrissus revinctus'' (Agassiz, 1879). In: Kroh, A. & Mooi, R. (2010
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Spatangoida Animals described in 1879 {{echinoidea-stub

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