Asthenosoma

Asthenosoma
Temporal range: Middle Jurassic–Recent
Fire urchin (Asthenosoma varium)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Order: Echinothurioida
Family: Echinothuriidae
Genus: Asthenosoma
(Grube, 1868)
Species
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Asthenosoma is a genus of sea urchins in the family Echinothuriidae. Their spines are covered with harmful venom capsules.

Taxonomy

The World Echinoidea Database recognises the following species:

"†" means an extinct taxon.


References


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