Chondrocidaris Explained

Chondrocidaris is a genus of sea urchins of the family Cidaridae described in 1863 by Alexander Agassiz. There are two living species and several fossil species dating as far back as the Miocene.^[1]

Living species:

• Chondrocidaris brevispina (Clark, 1925)
• Chondrocidaris gigantea (Agassiz, 1863)

Extinct species:

• Chondrocidaris clarkii
• Chondrocidaris marianica
• Chondrocidaris problepteryx

Notes and References

1. Kroh, A. (2015). Chondrocidaris A. Agassiz, 1863. In: Kroh, A. & Mooi, R. (2015) World Echinoidea Database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-04-05.