Fellaster zelandiae

Fellaster zelandiae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Order: Clypeasteroida
Family: Clypeasteridae
Genus: Fellaster
Species:
F. zelandiae
Binomial name
Fellaster zelandiae
(Gray, 1855)
Synonyms

Arachnoides zelandiae Gray, 1855

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 is 100 mm.

Arachnoides zelandiae underside

References

  1. ↑ Durham, J. W. (1955). "Classification of clypeasteroid echinoids". California University Publications in Geological Science. 31: 73–198.