''Arbaciella elegans'' 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 Arbaciidae. Their armour is covered with spines. It is placed in the genus

Arbacia ''Arbacia'' is a genus of sea urchins, widespread in the Atlantic and eastern Pacific oceans. Species According to the World Register of Marine Species : * '' Arbacia crenulata'' Kier, 1963 † (Miocene, east coast of USA) * '' Arbacia dufres ...

and lives in the sea. Arbaciella elegans was first scientifically described in 1910 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 ...

.Kroh, A. (2010). ''Arbaciella elegans'' (Ole Theodor Jensen Mortensen, 1910). In: Kroh, A. & Mooi, R. (2010
World Echinoidea Database
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Arbacioida Animals described in 1910 Taxa named by Ole Theodor Jensen Mortensen {{echinoidea-stub

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