Asterechinus

Asterechinus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Order: Camarodonta
Family: Trigonocidaridae
Genus: Asterechinus
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

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  1. ^ 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)
  2. ^ Kroh, A. (2010). Asterechinus elegans (Mortensen, 1942). In: Kroh, A. & Mooi, R. (2010) World Echinoidea Database. at the World Register of Marine Species.