Arachnoides placenta (Linnaeus, 1758) is a animal in the Clypeasteridae family, order Clypeasteroida, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Arachnoides placenta (Linnaeus, 1758)

Arachnoides placenta (Linnaeus, 1758)

Arachnoides placenta is a marine sea urchin species in the family Clypeasteridae, first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758.

Genus
Arachnoides
Order
Clypeasteroida
Class
Echinoidea

About Arachnoides placenta (Linnaeus, 1758)

Arachnoides placenta is a species of sea urchin that belongs to the family Clypeasteridae and the genus Arachnoides. Like other sea urchins, individuals of this species have an armour-like exoskeleton covered in spines, and they live in marine environments. This species was first formally described scientifically by Carl Linnaeus in 1758.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Echinodermata Echinoidea Clypeasteroida Clypeasteridae Arachnoides

More from Clypeasteridae

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