Echinometridae is a animal family in the Animalia kingdom, order Camarodonta, class Echinoidea. The family contains 12 accepted species worldwide.
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Heliocidaris erythrogramma (Valenciennes, 1846)
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Echinometra viridis A.Agassiz, 1863
Echinometra viridis, the reef urchin, is a Caribbean sea urchin that acts as an …
Echinometra mathaei (Blainville, 1825)
Echinometra mathaei is a variable-coloured Indo-Pacific reef sea urchin identifi…
Echinometra lucunter (Linnaeus, 1758)
Echinometra lucunter is an elliptical sea urchin found in shallow Caribbean and …
Echinometra oblonga (Blainville, 1825)
Echinometra oblonga is a tropical reef urchin with dark coloration, blunt short …
Colobocentrotus atratus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Colobocentrotus atratus is a deep maroon, limpet-shaped urchin with a mosaic upp…
Evechinus chloroticus (Valenciennes, 1846)
Evechinus chloroticus (kina) is a New Zealand sea urchin with described shape, h…
Heterocentrotus mamillatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Heterocentrotus mamillatus is a large Indo-Pacific red pencil urchin with variab…
Echinostrephus aciculatus A.Agassiz, 1863
Echinostrephus aciculatus is a regular sea urchin with a spherical test and vari…
Echinometridae animals belong to the Camarodonta order in the Animalia kingdom. It closely resembles the rock-boring urchin Echinometra lucunter, but can be distinguished by its dark spine tips and longer spines. For instant identification, use the iNature app — AI-powered and works offline.
Echinometridae is classified in the order Camarodonta, class Echinoidea, phylum Echinodermata. The family contains 12 accepted species worldwide.
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