Three paratype of this species (USNM E 10865, USNM E 10867, USNM E 10875) were collected from Panama (see type material). Additionally this species has been collected in Panama from East of Valiente Peninsula (USNM E 12216; Centroid Latitude: 9.2133, Centroid Longitude: -81.7833) from a depth range of 46 to 47 m.
Serafy, D. K. 1970. A new species of Clypeaster from the Gulf and Caribbean and a key to the species in the tropical northwestern Atlantic (Echinodermata: Echinoidea). Bulletin of Marine Science 20, 662-677.
Paratype: USNM E 10865
Type locality: West of Santa Catalina (Centroid Latitude: 8.8317, Centroid Longitude: -81.3683, depth 31 m), Canal Zone, Panama, Caribbean Sea, North Atlantic Ocean.
Paratype: USNM E 10867
Type locality: northwest of Pina (Centroid Latitude: 9.3417, Centroid Longitude: -80.2250, depth range 64 to 68 m), Canal Zone, Panama, Caribbean Sea, North Atlantic Ocean.
Paratype: USNM E 10875
Type locality: northwest of San Blas Point (Centroid Latitude: 9.6483, Centroid Longitude: -79.2550, depth range 64 to 70 m), Gulf of San Blas, Panama, Caribbean Sea, North Atlantic Ocean.
Clypeaster chesheri is a species of sea urchins of the Family Clypeasteridae. Their armour is covered with spines. Clypeaster chesheri was first scientifically described in 1970 by Serafy.[1]
Clypeaster chesheri is a species of sea urchins of the Family Clypeasteridae. Their armour is covered with spines. Clypeaster chesheri was first scientifically described in 1970 by Serafy.
