Centrostephanus coronatus
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Order: Diadematoida
Family: Diadematidae
Genus: Centrostephanus
Species:
C. coronatus
Binomial name
Centrostephanus coronatus
(Verrill, 1867)

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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