Centrostephanus longispinus

Centrostephanus longispinus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Echinodermata
Class:	Echinoidea
Order:	Diadematoida
Family:	Diadematidae
Genus:	Centrostephanus
Species:	C. longispinus
Binomial name
	Centrostephanus longispinus; (Philippi, 1845)
Subspecies
	Centrostephanus longispinus rubricingulus (Hubert Lyman Clark, 1921);
Synonyms
	Centrostephanus longispina (Philippi, 1845); Cidaris (Diadema) longispina Philippi, 1845; Diadema europaeum L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846; Diadema longispina Philippi, 1845;

Centrostephanus longispinus, the hatpin urchin, is a species of sea urchin in the family Diadematidae. There are two subspecies, Centrostephanus l. longispinus, found in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea and Centrostephanus l. rubricingulus, found in the western Atlantic.

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