Clypeaster, common name "cake urchins" or "sea biscuits", is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Clypeasteridae.

Clypeaster
Temporal range: Late Eocene - Recent
Live Clypeaster reticulatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Order: Clypeasteroida
Family: Clypeasteridae
Genus: Clypeaster
Lamarck, 1801

Etymology

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The genus name Clypeaster is derived from the Latin “clypeus” (meaning round shield) and “aster” (meaning star), with reference to the shape of these organisms.

List of species

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References

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  1. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Clypeaster Lamarck, 1801".