Asterechinus
| Asterechinus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Echinoidea |
| Order: | Camarodonta |
| Family: | Trigonocidaridae |
| Genus: | Mortensen, 1942 |
| Species: | A. elegans |
| Binomial name | |
| Asterechinus elegans Mortensen, 1942 | |
Asterechinus elegans is a species of sea urchin of the family Trigonocidaridae. Their armour is covered with spines. It is the only species in the genus Asterechinus and lives in the sea.[1] Asterechinus elegans was first scientifically described in 1942 by Ole Theodor Jensen Mortensen.[2]
References
- ^ Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2023). Kroh A, Mooi R (eds.). "Asterechinus Mortensen, 1942". World Echinoidea Database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Kroh, A. (2010). Asterechinus elegans (Mortensen, 1942). In: Kroh, A. & Mooi, R. (2010) World Echinoidea Database. at the World Register of Marine Species.