Stylocidaris affinis (Philippi, 1845) is a animal in the Cidaridae family, order Cidaroida, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Stylocidaris affinis (Philippi, 1845)

Stylocidaris affinis (Philippi, 1845)

Stylocidaris affinis is a species of sea urchin found in multiple Atlantic and Mediterranean locations.

Family
Genus
Stylocidaris
Order
Cidaroida
Class
Echinoidea

About Stylocidaris affinis (Philippi, 1845)

Stylocidaris affinis, commonly called the pencil urchin or red lance urchin, is a species of sea urchin. Its distribution includes Bermuda, the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Mediterranean Sea. Around Malta, it lives on circalittoral and deep sedimentary bottoms.

Photo: (c) Roberto Pillon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Roberto Pillon · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Echinodermata Echinoidea Cidaroida Cidaridae Stylocidaris

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