Araeosoma

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Araeosoma
Temporal range: Pliocene–Recent
Araeosoma thetidis insitu.tif
Araeosoma thetidis (New Zealand, 188m depth).
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Araeosoma

Mortensen, 1903 [1]
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Araeosoma is a genus of deep-sea sea urchins in the family Echinothuriidae.

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Description and characteristics

Species in this genus are distinguished from other Echinothuriidae by their lack of ophicephalous pedicellariae (despite presence of dactylous ones), and the presence of prominent membranous gaps along horizontal sutures in interambulacral zones of both oral and aboral surfaces. [2]

Taxonomy

The World Echinoidea Database recognises these species: [1]

"†" means an extinct taxon.

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References

  1. 1 2 Kroh, A. (2015), Araeosoma Mortensen, 1903. In: Kroh, A. & Mooi, R. (2015) World Echinoidea Database (World Register of Marine Species).
  2. "Araeosoma". Echinoid Directory.