Araeosoma owstoni 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. owstoni was first scientifically described in 1904 by Ole Theodor Jensen Mortensen.[1]

Araeosoma owstoni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Order: Echinothurioida
Family: Echinothuriidae
Genus: Araeosoma
Species:
A. owstoni
Binomial name
Araeosoma owstoni
(Mortensen, 1904)

References edit

  1. ^ Kroh, A. (2010). Araeosoma owstoni (Ole Theodor Jensen Mortensen, 1904). In: Kroh, A. & Mooi, R. (2010) World Echinoidea Database. at the World Register of Marine Species.