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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
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Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 17.6 cm WD
Echinus esculentus Linnaeus, 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
[]

Photo by Coudre, Christian

Atlantic and the Mediterr

Echinus melo unspecified

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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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Southwest Pacific, Atlant

Gracilechinus acutus (Lamarck, 1816)

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

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Paracentrotus lividus
[Stony sea urchin]

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

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Psammechinus microtuberculatus
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Eastern Atlantic

Psammechinus miliaris (Gmelin, 1778)

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Psammechinus miliaris
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Sterechinus agassizii
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Antarctic.

Sterechinus antarcticus Koehler, 1901

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Sterechinus antarcticus
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Max. Length 7 cm WD
 
Sterechinus diadema
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Antarctic

Sterechinus neumayeri (Meissner, 1900)

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Sterechinus neumayeri
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Dermechinus horridus Indo-Pacific. 1879
Echinus affinis Northeast Atlantic.
Echinus alexandri Northeast Atlantic. 1883
Echinus anchistus Southeast Pacific. 1912
Echinus elegans Northeast Atlantic 1844
Echinus esculentus European edible sea urchin Northeast Atlantic 17.6 WD 1758
Echinus euryporus Southeast Pacific 1912
Echinus gilchristi Off South Africa. 1904
Echinus gracilis Atlantic Ocean and the Me
Echinus melo Atlantic and the Mediterr
Echinus multidentatus Deepsea kina Southwest Pacific 1925
Echinus tenuispinus Northern Atlantic and the 1868
Echinus tylodes Northwest Atlantic 1912
Echinus wallisi Northern Atlantic and the 1880
Gracilechinus acutus Southwest Pacific, Atlant 1816
Gracilechinus alexandri Southwest Pacific, Atlant 1883
Gracilechinus atlanticus Southern Atlantic 1903
Gracilechinus elegans Southern Atlantic 1844
Gracilechinus gracilis Southern Atlantic 1869
Gracilechinus lucidus Northwest Pacific 1885
Gracilechinus stenoporus South Africa. 1942
Paracentrotus lividus Stony sea urchin Eastern Atlantic and the 6 WD 1816
Psammechinus microtuberculatus Western Atlantic and the 4 DL 1825
Psammechinus miliaris Eastern Atlantic 1778
Sterechinus agassizii Antarctic Indian Ocean 1910
Sterechinus antarcticus Antarctic. 1901
Sterechinus diadema Antarctic Indian Ocean 7 WD 1876
Sterechinus neumayeri Antarctic 1900



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