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