''Fellaster'' is a genus of
echinoderms
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 li ...
belonging to the family
Clypeasteridae
Clypeasteridae is a family of sea urchins in the order Clypeasteroida. This family was first scientifically described in 1835 by the Swiss-American biologist Louis Agassiz.
Genera
The World Register of Marine Species list the following genera as ...
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The species of this genus are found in Australia and New Zealand.
Species:
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Fellaster incisa''
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Fellaster zelandiae
''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
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References
Clypeasteridae
Echinoidea genera
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