''Cidaris rugosa'' is a species of

sea urchin Sea urchins or urchins () are echinoderms in the class (biology), class Echinoidea. About 950 species live on the seabed, inhabiting all oceans and depth zones from the intertidal zone to deep seas of . They typically have a globular body cove ...

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Cidaridae Cidaridae is a family of sea urchins in the order Cidaroida. Description and characteristics Cidarid sea urchins are characterized by their stout skeleton : the test is thick and hard, with massive perforated tubercles (never crenulated) su ...

. Their armour is covered with spines. ''Cidaris rugosa'' was first described in 1907 by

Hubert Lyman Clark Hubert Lyman Clark (January 9, 1870 – July 31, 1947) was an American zoologist. He received the Clarke Medal from the Royal Society of New South Wales in 1947. A son of UMass Amherst president William Smith Clark, he spent more than 40 years ...

as ''Dorocidaris rugosa''.Kroh, A. (2010). ''Cidaris rugosa'' (Clark, 1907). In: Kroh, A. & Mooi, R. (2010
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