Fellaster zelandiae (Gray, 1855) is a animal in the Clypeasteridae family, order Clypeasteroida, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Fellaster zelandiae (Gray, 1855)

Fellaster zelandiae (Gray, 1855)

Fellaster zelandiae is an Arachnoididae echinoderm endemic to New Zealand, with a maximum width of 100 mm.

Family
Clypeasteridae
Genus
Fellaster
Order
Clypeasteroida
Class
Echinoidea

About Fellaster zelandiae (Gray, 1855)

Fellaster zelandiae (Gray, 1855), commonly known as the cake urchin or snapper biscuit, is an echinoderm belonging to the family Arachnoididae. It is endemic to New Zealand, and reaches a maximum width of 100 mm.

Photo: (c) Roger Grace, some rights reserved (CC BY) · cc-by

Taxonomy

Animalia › Echinodermata › Echinoidea › Clypeasteroida › Clypeasteridae › Fellaster

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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