Echinoidea |
Spatangoida |
Brissidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 2 - 200 m (Ref. 415), usually 7 - ? m (Ref. 86574). Tropical
Western Central Atlantic: Belize, Costa Rica and Panama; throughout the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Minimum depth from Ref. 83942. This is an epibenthic species found in coral reefs and seagrass areas with soft bottoms (Ref. 83942), coarse sand and shell hash to depth 200 m (Ref. 415), and Thalassia sp. beds (Ref. 86574). Feeds on sandy substrate (Ref. 111334).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the class Echinoidea are gonochoric. Fertilization is external. Brooding is common, eggs are held either on the peristome, around the periproct or deep into the concavities on the petaloids. Life cycle: Embryos develop into planktotrophic larvae (echinoplateus) and live for several months before they sink to the bottom using their tube feet to adhere on the ground where they metamorphose into young urchins.
Collin, R., M.C. Díaz, J. Norenburg, R.M. Rocha, J.A. Sánchez, M. Schulze, A. Schwartz and A. Valdés. 2005. (Ref. 415)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 21.1 - 28, mean 26.2 (based on 524 cells).
Price category
Unknown.