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Brisaster owstoni

  • Other invertebrates
  • IUCN: Not evaluated
  • Usual depth148–1,030 m
  • Water temperature5–23 °C
  • Best monthsOctober
  • How commonRare
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About this species

Brisaster owstoni is a species of sea urchins of the family Schizasteridae. Their armour is covered with spines. Brisaster owstoni was first scientifically described in 1950 by Ole Theodor Jensen Mortensen.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Brisaster owstoni”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

  • January: 0 records
  • February: 0 records
  • March: 0 records
  • April: 0 records
  • May: 9 records
  • June: 3 records
  • July: 2 records
  • August: 2 records
  • September: 3 records
  • October: 16 records
  • November: 0 records
  • December: 0 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 148–1,030 m · Deepest record: 1,397 m

  • 100–110 m: 1 records
  • 110–120 m: 0 records
  • 120–130 m: 1 records
  • 130–140 m: 0 records
  • 140–150 m: 2 records
  • 150–160 m: 2 records
  • 160–170 m: 0 records
  • 170–180 m: 0 records
  • 180–190 m: 0 records
  • 190–200 m: 1 records
  • 200–210 m: 0 records
  • 210+ m: 28 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 5–23 °C

  • 4–6 °C: 5 records
  • 6–8 °C: 2 records
  • 8–10 °C: 0 records
  • 10–12 °C: 1 records
  • 12–14 °C: 0 records
  • 14–16 °C: 7 records
  • 16–18 °C: 0 records
  • 18–20 °C: 4 records
  • 20–22 °C: 13 records
  • 22–24 °C: 1 records

Names and classification

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Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

  • Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
  • Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
  • Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
  • 35 open-data records from 1890 to 2003.
  • Species data updated October 31, 2026.

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