Brisaster owstoni
Appearance
Brisaster owstoni | |
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Brisaster owstoni specimen | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Echinodermata |
Class: | Echinoidea |
Order: | Spatangoida |
Family: | Schizasteridae |
Genus: | Brisaster |
Species: | B. owstoni
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Binomial name | |
Brisaster owstoni Mortensen, 1950
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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
[edit]- ^ Kroh, A. (2010). Brisaster owstoni (Mortensen, 1950). In: Kroh, A. & Mooi, R. (2010) World Echinoidea Database. at the World Register of Marine Species.