''Amphipneustes bifidus'' is a species of

sea urchin Sea urchins () are spiny, globular echinoderms in the class Echinoidea. About 950 species of sea urchin live on the seabed of every ocean and inhabit every depth zone from the intertidal seashore down to . The spherical, hard shells (tests) of ...

of the family

Temnopleuridae ''Temnopleuridae'' is a family of sea urchins in the infraorder Temnopleuridea. Genera * '' Amblypneustes'' L. Agassiz, 1841 * '' Erbechinus'' Jeannet, 1935 * '' Holopneustes'' L. Agassiz, 1841 * '' Mespilia'' Desor in L. Agassiz & Desor, 18 ...

. Their armour is covered with spines. It is placed in the genus

Amphipneustes ''Amphipneustes'' is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Schizasteridae Schizasteridae is a family of echinoderms belonging to the order Spatangoida. Genera: * ''Abatus'' Troschel, 1851 * '' Aceste'' Thomson, 1877 * ''Agassizia'' ...

and lives in the sea. Amphipneustes bifidus was first scientifically described in 1950 by

Ole Mortensen Ole Henrik Mortensen (born 29 January 1958) is a Danish first-class cricketer, probably the best his country has produced. A fast-medium right-arm bowler, in a first-class career with Derbyshire that ran from 1983 to 1994 he took 434 wickets at ...

, a Danish scientist.Kroh, A. (2010). ''Amphipneustes bifidus'' (Ole Theodor Jensen Mortensen, 1950). In: Kroh, A. & Mooi, R. (2010
World Echinoidea Database
at the

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Amphipneustes Animals described in 1950 Taxa named by Ole Theodor Jensen Mortensen {{echinoidea-stub

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