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Family: Temnopleuridae



(See list of species below)


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36 species (see list below)
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Amblypneustes elevatus
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Desmechinus anomalus
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Desmechinus rufus
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Desmechinus versicolor
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Holopneustes inflatus
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Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 5 cm WD
Mespilia globulus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Mespilia globulus
[Globular sea urchin]
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Microcyphus ceylanicus
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Microcyphus excentricus
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Microcyphus keiensis
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Microcyphus rousseaui
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Prionechinus forbesianus
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Prionechinus sculptus
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Pseudechinus flemingi
[Fleming’s urchin]
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Pseudechinus magellanicus
[Little pink urchin]
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Pseudechinus variegatus
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Salmaciella dussumieri
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Salmaciella oligopora
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Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 10 cm WD
Salmacis belli Döderlein, 1902

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Salmacis belli
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Salmacis bicolor
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Batoy, Corazon B.

Indo-West Pacific

Salmacis sphaeroides (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Salmacis sphaeroides
[Green-spined salmacis]
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Salmacis virgulata
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Temnopleurus alexandri
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Temnopleurus apodus
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Temnopleurus decipiens
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Temnopleurus hardwickii
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Temnopleurus michaelseni
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Temnopleurus reevesii
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Temnopleurus toreumaticus
[Striped spine sea urchin]
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Temnotrema bothryoides
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Temnotrema maculatum
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Temnotrema pallescens
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Temnotrema pulchellum
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Temnotrema reticulatum
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Temnotrema sculptum
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Temnotrema siamense
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Temnotrema xishaensis
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Amblypneustes elevatus Indo-West Pacific 1872
Desmechinus anomalus Northwest Pacific 1923
Desmechinus rufus Western Central Pacific 1894
Desmechinus versicolor Western Central Pacific 1904
Holopneustes inflatus Eastern Indian Ocean 1872
Mespilia globulus Globular sea urchin Indo-Pacific. 5 WD 1758
Microcyphus ceylanicus Western Pacific 1942
Microcyphus excentricus Western Central Pacific 1940
Microcyphus keiensis Western Central Pacific 1942
Microcyphus rousseaui Western Indian Ocean 1846
Prionechinus forbesianus Western Central Pacific 1881
Prionechinus sculptus Western Central Pacific 1907
Pseudechinus flemingi Fleming’s urchin Southwest Pacific 1958
Pseudechinus magellanicus Little pink urchin Antarctic Indian Ocean, S 1857
Pseudechinus variegatus Southwest Pacific 1921
Salmaciella dussumieri Western Pacific 1846
Salmaciella oligopora Western Central Pacific 1916
Salmacis belli Indo-Pacific. 10 WD 1902
Salmacis bicolor Indo-West Pacific. 1846
Salmacis sphaeroides Green-spined salmacis Indo-West Pacific 1758
Salmacis virgulata Western Central Pacific 1846
Temnopleurus alexandri Indo-West Pacific 1884
Temnopleurus apodus Northwest Pacific 1907
Temnopleurus decipiens Western Pacific 1904
Temnopleurus hardwickii Western Pacific 1855
Temnopleurus michaelseni Eastern Indian Ocean 1914
Temnopleurus reevesii Indo-West Pacific. 1855
Temnopleurus toreumaticus Striped spine sea urchin Indo-West Pacific. 1778
Temnotrema bothryoides Western Central Pacific 1846
Temnotrema maculatum Northwest Pacific 1904
Temnotrema pallescens Western Central Pacific 1925
Temnotrema pulchellum Western Central Pacific 1904
Temnotrema reticulatum Western Central Pacific 1904
Temnotrema sculptum Western Central Pacific 1863
Temnotrema siamense Indo-West Pacific 1904
Temnotrema xishaensis Northwest Pacific 1978



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