Heliocidaris
| Heliocidaris | |
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| Heliocidaris erythrogramma | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Echinoidea |
| Order: | Echinoida |
| Family: | Echinometridae |
| Genus: | Heliocidaris |
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Heliocidaris is a genus of sea urchins, part of the familia Echinometridae.
Characteristics
This genus is typical of south-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 :
- Heliocidaris australiae (A. Agassiz, 1872)
- Heliocidaris bajulus (Dartnall, 1972)
- Heliocidaris crassispina (A. Agassiz, 1863)
- Heliocidaris erythrogramma (Valenciennes, 1846)
- Heliocidaris ludbrookae Philip, 1965 †
- Heliocidaris robertsi Lindley, 2004
- Heliocidaris tuberculata (Lamarck, 1816)
References
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