Araeosoma belli is a species of sea urchin of the family Echinothuriidae. Its armour is covered with spines. It is placed in the genus Araeosoma and lives throughout the Caribbean Sea as well as areas around the Gulf of Mexico. A. belli was first scientifically described in 1903 by Ole Theodor Jensen Mortensen, a Danish zoologist.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Echinoidea |
| Order: | Echinothurioida |
| Family: | Echinothuriidae |
| Genus: | Araeosoma |
| Species: | A. belli
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| Binomial name | |
| Araeosoma belli (Mortensen, 1903)
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References edit
- ^ 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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