''Asterechinus 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

Trigonocidaridae Trigonocidaridae is a family of echinoderms belonging to the order Camarodonta The Camarodonta are an order of globular sea urchins in the class Echinoidea. The fossil record shows that camarodonts have been in existence since the Lower Cretace ...

. Their armour is covered with spines. It is placed in the genus Asterechinus and lives in the sea. Asterechinus elegans was first scientifically described in 1942 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). ''Asterechinus elegans'' (Mortensen, 1942). In: Kroh, A. & Mooi, R. (2010
World Echinoidea Database
at the

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Trigonocidaridae Animals described in 1942 Taxa named by Ole Theodor Jensen Mortensen {{echinoidea-stub

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