''Aspidodiadema meijerei'' 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 ...
of the family
Aspidodiadematidae. Its armor is covered with spines. It is placed in the genus
Aspidodiadema and lives in the sea. Aspidodiadema meijerei was first scientifically described in 1906 by Döderlein.
[Kroh, A. (2010). ''Aspidodiadema meijerei'' (Döderlein, 1906). In: Kroh, A. & Mooi, R. (2010]
World Echinoidea Database
at the World Register of Marine Species
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See also
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Aspidodiadema intermedium
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Aspidodiadema jacobyi
''Aspidodiadema jacobyi'' is a small sea urchin in the family Aspidodiadematidae. It lives in tropical seas at great depths. Aspidodiadema jacobyi was first scientifically described in 1880 by Alexander Emanuel Agassiz, an American scientist.
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Aspidodiadema montanum
''Aspidodiadema montanum'' is a species of sea urchin of the family Aspidodiadematidae. Their armour is covered with spines. It is placed in the genus Aspidodiadema and lives in the sea. Aspidodiadema montanum was first scientifically described ...
References
meijerei
Animals described in 1906
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