''Araeosoma belli'' 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

Echinothuriidae The Echinothuriidae are a family of sea urchins in the order Echinothurioida. Due to their soft skeletons, most are called "leather urchins", but species in the genus '' Asthenosoma'' are also known as "fire urchins" due to their bright colors ...

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

Araeosoma ''Araeosoma'' is a genus of deep-sea sea urchins in the family Echinothuriidae. Description and characteristics Species in this genus are distinguished from other Echinothuriidae by their lack of ophicephalous pedicellariae (despite presence o ...

and is found throughout the Caribbean Sea as well as areas around the Gulf of Mexico. Araeosoma belli was first scientifically described in 1903 by

Ole Theodor Jensen Mortensen Ole Theodor Jensen Mortensen, also known as Theodor Mortensen (22 February 1868 – 3 April 1952) was a Danish scientist and professor at the Zoological Museum, Copenhagen. He specialized in sea urchin Sea urchins () are spiny, globular echino ...

, a Danish zoologist.Kroh, A. (2010). ''Araeosoma belli'' (Ole Theodor Jensen Mortensen, 1903). In: Kroh, A. & Mooi, R. (2010
World Echinoidea Database
at the World Register of Marine Species.

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* http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=422485 belli Animals described in 1903 Taxa named by Ole Theodor Jensen Mortensen {{echinoidea-stub

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