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Family: Spatangidae



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13 species (see list below)
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Gymnopatagus magnus
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Maretia cordata
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Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Entire tropical Indo-West

Maretia planulata (Lamarck, 1816)

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Maretia planulata
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Nacospatangus alta
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Nacospatangus depressus
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Nacospatangus interruptus
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Nacospatangus laevis
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Pseudomaretia alta
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Spatangus californicus
[California heart urchin]
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Spatangus inermis
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Spatangus mathesoni
[Matheson’s heart urchin]
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Spatangus multispinus
[Purple-heart urchin]

Photo by Coudre, Christian

Atlantic and the Mediterr

Spatangus purpureus unspecified

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Spatangus purpureus
[Violet heart urchin]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Gymnopatagus magnus Western Central Pacific 1907
Maretia cordata Western Central Pacific 1948
Maretia planulata Entire tropical Indo-West 1816
Nacospatangus alta Western Central Pacific 1863
Nacospatangus depressus Western Central Pacific 1917
Nacospatangus interruptus Eastern Indian Ocean 1880
Nacospatangus laevis Eastern Central Pacific 1917
Pseudomaretia alta Indo-West Pacific. 1863
Spatangus californicus California heart urchin Eastern Central Pacific 1917
Spatangus inermis Mediterranean Sea. 1913
Spatangus mathesoni Matheson’s heart urchin Southwest Pacific 1968
Spatangus multispinus Purple-heart urchin Southwest Pacific 1925
Spatangus purpureus Violet heart urchin Atlantic and the Mediterr



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