''Brisaster owstoni'' 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 ...

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Schizasteridae Schizasteridae is a family of echinoderms belonging to the order Spatangoida. Genera: * ''Abatus'' Troschel, 1851 * '' Aceste'' Thomson, 1877 * ''Agassizia'' Agassiz & Desor, 1847 * '' Aguayoaster'' Sanchez Roig, 1952 * '' Aliaster'' Valdinu ...

. Their armour is covered with spines. ''Brisaster owstoni'' was first scientifically described in 1950 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). ''Brisaster owstoni'' (Mortensen, 1950). In: Kroh, A. & Mooi, R. (2010
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owstoni Taxa named by Ole Theodor Jensen Mortensen {{Echinoidea-stub