Ceratophysa ceratopyga is a species of sea urchins of the family Pourtalesiidae. Their armour is covered with spines. Ceratophysa ceratopyga was first scientifically described in 1879 by Alexander Emanuel Agassiz.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Echinoidea |
| Order: | Holasteroida |
| Family: | Pourtalesiidae |
| Genus: | Ceratophysa |
| Species: | C. ceratopyga
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| Binomial name | |
| Ceratophysa ceratopyga (Alexander Emanuel Agassiz, 1879)
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References
edit- ^ Kroh, A. (2010). Ceratophysa ceratopyga (Alexander Emanuel Agassiz, 1879). In: Kroh, A. & Mooi, R. (2010) World Echinoidea Database. at the World Register of Marine Species.
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