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Family: Echinidae



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28 species (see list below)
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Dermechinus horridus
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Echinus affinis
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Echinus alexandri
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Echinus anchistus
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Echinus elegans
[]

FAO

Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 17.6 cm WD
Echinus esculentusLinnaeus, 1758

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Echinus esculentus
[European edible sea urchin]
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Echinus euryporus
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Echinus gilchristi
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Echinus gracilis
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Coudre, Christian

Atlantic and the Mediterr

Echinus melounspecified

Photo by Coudre, Christian
 
Echinus melo
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Echinus multidentatus
[Deepsea kina]
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Echinus tenuispinus
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Echinus tylodes
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Echinus wallisi
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Baxter, Sydney

Southwest Pacific, Atlant

Gracilechinus acutus(Lamarck, 1816)

Photo by Baxter, Sydney
 
Gracilechinus acutus
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Gracilechinus alexandri
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Gracilechinus atlanticus
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Gracilechinus elegans
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Gracilechinus gracilis
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Gracilechinus lucidus
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Gracilechinus stenoporus
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Pillon, Roberto

Eastern Atlantic and the
Max. Length 6 cm WD
Paracentrotus lividus(Lamarck, 1816)

Photo by Pillon, Roberto
 
Paracentrotus lividus
[Stony sea urchin]

FAO

Western Atlantic and the
Max. Length 4 cm DL
Psammechinus microtuberculatus(Blainville, 1825)

Photo by FAO
 
Psammechinus microtuberculatus
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Scott, Sue

Eastern Atlantic

Psammechinus miliaris(Gmelin, 1778)

Photo by Scott, Sue
 
Psammechinus miliaris
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Sterechinus agassizii
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Arntz, Wolf E.

Antarctic.

Sterechinus antarcticusKoehler, 1901

Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.
 
Sterechinus antarcticus
[]
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Max. Length 7 cm WD
 
Sterechinus diadema
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Arntz, Wolf E.

Antarctic

Sterechinus neumayeri(Meissner, 1900)

Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.
 
Sterechinus neumayeri
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