| 词条 | Calveriosoma gracile |
| 释义 |
| name = Calveriosoma gracile | regnum = Animalia | phylum = Echinodermata | classis = Echinoidea | ordo = Echinothurioida | familia = Echinothuriidae | genus = Calveriosoma | species = C. gracile | binomial = Calveriosoma gracile | binomial_authority = (A. Agassiz, 1881)[1] | synonyms = *Araeosoma gracile (A. Agassiz, 1881)
| synonyms_ref = [1] }} Calveriosoma gracile is a species of sea urchin in the order Echinothurioida. It is a deep water species and is found on the seabed in western parts of the Pacific Ocean at depths of {{convert|200|to|800|m}}. DescriptionCalveriosoma gracile grows to a diameter of about {{convert|2.4|cm|0|abbr=on}} and is scantily covered in short spines. It has a somewhat flattened globose shape resembling a cushion. It is one of a group of echinoderms that instead of having a rigid test consisting of fused calcareous plates, has a flexible leathery skin with loose, wedge-shaped plates embedded in it. This makes the boundaries between the plates easy to observe. Other distinguishing characteristics include hollow spines tipped with hoof-like structures and simple mouthparts.[2] Echinoderms in this order were known only as fossils having been found in deposits such as the chalk beds of southern England dating back to the Cretaceous era. It was only in the Challenger expedition of the 1870s that living members of the group were found, when deep ocean floors were dredged to investigate the organisms living at these great depths.[3]Distribution and habitatCalveriosoma gracile is found on the seabed at depths between {{convert|200|and|800|m}}. It is known to occur in the Sea of Japan and near the Philippines and New Zealand on soft sediments.[3]BiologyCalveriosoma gracile is a scavenger and feeds on algal material and other organic detritus that sinks to the sea floor. Little is known of its behaviour and life cycle[3] but it is likely to have yolky, lecithotrophic eggs that float towards the surface before falling back to the seabed as is the case in its more studied relative, Phormosoma placenta.[4]See also
References1. ^1 {{cite WoRMS |author=Kroh, Andreas |year=2012 |title=Calveriosoma gracile (A. Agassiz, 1881) |id=414208 |accessdate=2012-12-06 |db=Echinoidea}} {{Taxonbar|from=Q2301484}}2. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/research/projects/echinoid-directory/taxa/taxon.jsp?id=884 |title=Family Echinothuriidae Thompson, 1872 |work=The Echinoid Directory |publisher=Natural History Museum |accessdate=2012-12-06}} 3. ^1 2 {{cite web |url=http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/species-of-the-day/evolution/calveriosoma-gracile/ |title=Calveriosoma gracile |author=Smith, A. B. |publisher=Natural History Museum |accessdate=2012-12-06}} 4. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/research/projects/echinoid-directory/taxa/extraInfo.jsp?id=11 |title=Biology and geological history |work=The Echinoid Directory |publisher=Natural History Museum |accessdate=2012-12-06}} 2 : Echinothuriidae|Animals described in 1881 |
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