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Araeosoma splendens

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Araeosoma splendens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Order: Echinothurioida
Family: Echinothuriidae
Genus: Araeosoma
Species:
A. splendens
Binomial name
Araeosoma splendens
(Mortensen, 1934)

Araeosoma splendens is a species of sea urchin of the family Echinothuriidae. Its armour is covered with spines. It is placed in the genus Araeosoma and lives in the sea. A. splendens was first scientifically described in 1934 by Ole Theodor Jensen Mortensen.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Kroh, A. (2010). Araeosoma splendens (Ole Theodor Jensen Mortensen, 1934). In: Kroh, A. & Mooi, R. (2010) World Echinoidea Database. at the World Register of Marine Species.