Heliocidaris

Heliocidaris
Heliocidaris erythrogramma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Order: Echinoida
Family: Echinometridae
Genus: Heliocidaris
Species:
  • Heliocidaris australiae
  • Heliocidaris bajulus
  • Heliocidaris crassispina
  • Heliocidaris erythrogramma
  • Heliocidaris ludbrookae
  • Heliocidaris robertsi
  • Heliocidaris tuberculata

Heliocidaris is a genus of sea urchins, part of the familia Echinometridae.

Characteristics

This genus is typical of west Pacific ocean (Japan to New Zealand), in particular in Australia. Some species are edible.

List of species

This genus contains 6 extant species and 1 fossile :


References


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