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Arbacia stellata

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Arbacia stellata
Live specimen photographed 2023 near Huntington Beach, California
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Order: Arbacioida
Family: Arbaciidae
Genus: Arbacia
Species:
A. stellata
Binomial name
Arbacia stellata
(Blainville, 1825)

Arbacia stellata, the black starry sea urchin, is a species of sea urchin of the family Arbaciidae. Their armour is covered with spines. It is placed in the genus Arbacia and lives in the sea. Arbacia stellata was first scientifically described in 1825 by Blainville.[1]

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  1. ^ Kroh, A. (2010). Arbacia stellata (Blainville, 1825). In: Kroh, A. & Mooi, R. (2010) World Echinoidea Database. at the World Register of Marine Species.