''Calveriosoma'' is a genus of
echinoderm
An echinoderm () is any member of the phylum Echinodermata (). The adults are recognisable by their (usually five-point) radial symmetry, and include starfish, brittle stars, sea urchins, sand dollars, and sea cucumbers, as well as the sea ...
s belonging to the family
Echinothuriidae
The Echinothuriidae are a family of sea urchins in the order Echinothurioida.
Due to their soft skeletons, most are called "leather urchins", but species in the genus '' Asthenosoma'' are also known as "fire urchins" due to their bright colors ...
.
The genus has almost
cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world in appropriate habitats. Such a taxon, usually a species, is said to exhibit cosmopolitanism or cosmopolitism. The ext ...
.
Species:
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Calveriosoma gracile''
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Calveriosoma hystrix''
References
Echinothuriidae
Echinoidea genera
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