Asterechinus Explained

Asterechinus elegans is a species of sea urchin of the family Trigonocidaridae. Their armour is covered with spines. It is the only species in the genus Asterechinus and lives in the sea.^[1] Asterechinus elegans was first scientifically described in 1942 by Ole Theodor Jensen Mortensen.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. . 2023 . Asterechinus Mortensen, 1942 . 512538 . 4 December 2023 . Echinoidea.
2. Kroh, A. (2010). Asterechinus elegans (Mortensen, 1942). In: Kroh, A. & Mooi, R. (2010) World Echinoidea Database. at the World Register of Marine Species.