Shingle urchin

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Shingle sea urchin
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Echinodermata Subphylum: Eleutherozoa Superclass: Cryptosyringida Class: Echinoidea Subclass: Euechinoidea Superorder: Echinacea Order: Echinoida Family: Echinometridae Genus: Colobocentrotus Species: C. atratus
Binomial name
Colobocentrotus atratus

Colobocentrotus atratus is a species of echinoid from the family Echinometridae.^[1] It is sometimes commonly referred to as the shingle sea urchin. It is found on wave-swept intertidal shores in the Indo-West Pacific, particularly on the shores of Hawaii. It is usually found on substrata fully exposed to waves and their associated abrasion.

Contents 1 See also 2 References 3 Bibliography 4 External links

[edit] See also

• Sea urchin

[edit] References

[edit] Bibliography

• Colobocentrotus atractus (TSN 157964). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved on 12 January 2009.

[edit] External links

• http://jeb.biologists.org/cgi/reprint/199/3/717.pdf
• http://www.springerlink.com/content/9526t7n4h5647531/