Biology:Asterechinus
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Short description: Species of sea urchin
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Echinoidea |
| Order: | Camarodonta |
| Family: | Trigonocidaridae |
| Genus: | Asterechinus Mortensen, 1942 |
| Species: | A. elegans
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| Asterechinus elegans Mortensen, 1942
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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). "Asterechinus Mortensen, 1942". World Echinoidea Database. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=512538.
- ↑ 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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