Brisaster owstoni

Brisaster owstoni
Brisaster owstoni specimen
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Order: Spatangoida
Family: Schizasteridae
Genus: Brisaster
Species:
B. owstoni
Binomial name
Brisaster owstoni
Mortensen, 1950

Brisaster owstoni is a species of sea urchins of the family Schizasteridae. Their armour is covered with spines. Brisaster owstoni was first scientifically described in 1950 by Ole Theodor Jensen Mortensen.[1]

References

  1. ^ Kroh, A. (2010). Brisaster owstoni (Mortensen, 1950). In: Kroh, A. & Mooi, R. (2010) World Echinoidea Database. at the World Register of Marine Species.


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