Araeosoma belli

Araeosoma belli
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Order: Echinothurioida
Family: Echinothuriidae
Genus: Araeosoma
Species: A. belli
Binomial name
Araeosoma belli
(Ole Theodor Jensen Mortensen, 1903)

Araeosoma belli is a species of sea urchin of the family Echinothuriidae. Their armour is covered with spines. It is placed in the genus Araeosoma and is found throughout the Caribbean Sea as well as areas around the Gulf of Mexico. Araeosoma belli was first scientifically described in 1903 by Ole Theodor Jensen Mortensen, a Danish zoologist.[1]

See also

References

  1. Kroh, A. (2010). Araeosoma belli (Ole Theodor Jensen Mortensen, 1903). In: Kroh, A. & Mooi, R. (2010) World Echinoidea Database. at the World Register of Marine Species.

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