Asterechinus elegans
| Asterechinus elegans | |
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| Asterechinus elegans | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Echinoidea |
| Order: | Camarodonta |
| Family: | Trigonocidaridae |
| Genus: | Asterechinus |
| Species: | A. elegans |
| Binomial name | |
| Asterechinus elegans (Ole Theodor Jensen Mortensen, 1942) | |
Asterechinus elegans is a species of sea urchin of the family Trigonocidaridae. Their armour is covered with spines. It is placed in the genus Asterechinus and lives in the sea. Asterechinus elegans was first scientifically described in 1942 by Ole Theodor Jensen Mortensen.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ Kroh, A. (2010). Asterechinus elegans (Mortensen, 1942). In: Kroh, A. & Mooi, R. (2010) World Echinoidea Database. at the World Register of Marine Species.
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