Centrostephanus coronatus

Centrostephanus coronatus
Centrostephanus coronatus adult
Centrostephanus coronatus juvenile
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Order: Diadematoida
Family: Diadematidae
Genus: Centrostephanus
Species:
C. coronatus
Binomial name
Centrostephanus coronatus
(Verrill, 1867)
Synonyms
  • Echinodiadema coronata Verrill, 1867

Centrostephanus coronatus, also known as crowned sea urchin, is a species of sea urchin in the family Diadematidae. It was first described to science by Yale zoology Professor Addison Emery Verrill in 1867.