Biology, asked by mandeepHundal2636, 1 year ago

Aristotle's lantern is a characteristic of the following class of echinodermata [KCET 1998; BVP 2001]
A) Echinoidea
B) Ophiuroidea
C) Holothuroidea
D) Asteroidea

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Answered by Deekshii1
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heya folk

a. is correct answer

Aristotle's lantern is a characteristic of the following class of echinodermata is echinoidea
Answered by gadakhsanket
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Welcome Mandeep,

◆ Answer -

A) Echinoidea

● Explanation -

  • Class Echinoidea consists of sea urchins which are typically spiny globular animals.
  • It is characterized by presence of Arristotle's lantern in mouth.
  • Arristotle's lantern is complex dental apparatus present in sea urchins.
  • It consists of 5 CaCO3 teeths with fleshy tounge within.
  • Aristotle described this in his History of animals, hence it's named after him.

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