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Clypeaster rosaceus (cross-section)
Description Cross-section: lnternal view. The internal surface is more or less covered by calcereous skeleton supports forming pillars from the upper to the lower side, thin lamellae or needle-like structures like stalagmites and stalagtites. The arrangement of these processes may allow the grouping of this large, heterogeneous genus.Scale 20 mm. JPG file - 111.95 kB - 945 x 381 pixels added on 2009-02-23761 viewsWoRMS taxaScan of drawing Clypeaster rosaceus (Linnaeus, 1758)checked Kroh, Andreas 2021-02-24From reference Schultz, H. (2009). Sea urchins II: Worldwide irregular d... Download full size

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