Brisaster townsendi is a species of sea urchins of the family Schizasteridae. Their armour is covered with spines. Brisaster townsendi was first scientifically described in 1898 by Alexander Emanuel Agassiz.[1]

Brisaster townsendi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Order: Spatangoida
Family: Schizasteridae
Genus: Brisaster
Species:
B. townsendi
Binomial name
Brisaster townsendi
(Agassiz, 1898)

References edit

  1. ^ Kroh, A. (2010). Brisaster townsendi (Alexander Emanuel Agassiz, 1898). In: Kroh, A. & Mooi, R. (2010) World Echinoidea Database. at the World Register of Marine Species.