Fellaster zelandiae, which is also called a cake urchin, or the snapper biscuit, is an echinoderm of the family Arachnoididae, endemic to New Zealand. The maximum width of this type of echinoderm is 100 mm.

Fellaster zelandiae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Order: Clypeasteroida
Family: Clypeasteridae
Genus: Fellaster
Species:
F. zelandiae
Binomial name
Fellaster zelandiae
(Gray, 1855)
Synonyms[1]

Arachnoides zelandiae Gray, 1855

Arachnoides zelandiae underside

References

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  1. ^ Durham, J. W. (1955). "Classification of clypeasteroid echinoids". California University Publications in Geological Science. 31: 73–198.