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

Asthenosoma 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: * '' Asthenosoma dilatatum'' Mortensen, 1934 * ' ...

and lives in the sea. Asthenosoma dilatatum was first scientifically described in 1934 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). ''Asthenosoma dilatatum'' (Mortensen, 1934). In: Kroh, A. & Mooi, R. (2010
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dilatatum Animals described in 1934 Taxa named by Ole Theodor Jensen Mortensen {{echinoidea-stub

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