Brisaster owstoni

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Brisaster owstoni
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Brisaster owstoni specimen
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Order: Spatangoida
Family: Schizasteridae
Genus: Brisaster
Species:
B. owstoni
Binomial name
Brisaster owstoni
Mortensen, 1950

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]

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References

  1. Kroh, A. (2010). Brisaster owstoni (Mortensen, 1950). In: Kroh, A. & Mooi, R. (2010) World Echinoidea Database. at the World Register of Marine Species.