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Family: Arbaciidae



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13 species (see list below)
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Arbacia dufresnii
[Naked green sea urchin]
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Arbacia incisa
[]

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Atlantic and the Mediterr

Arbacia lixula unspecified

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Arbacia lixula
[Black sea urchin]

Photo by O'Keefe, Jo

Western Atlantic Ocean

Arbacia punctulata (Lamarck, 1816)

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Arbacia punctulata
[Purple-spined sea urchin]
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Arbacia stellata
[]
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Arbaciella elegans
[Elegant sea urchin]
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Coelopleurus exquisitus
[]
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Coelopleurus floridanus
[]
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Coelopleurus maculatus
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Coelopleurus maillardi
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Habrocidaris scutata
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Podocidaris sculpta
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Tetrapygus niger
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Arbacia dufresnii Naked green sea urchin Southern Ocean. 1825
Arbacia incisa Eastern Pacific. 1863
Arbacia lixula Black sea urchin Atlantic and the Mediterr
Arbacia punctulata Purple-spined sea urchin Western Atlantic Ocean 1816
Arbacia stellata Western Atlantic Ocean 1872
Arbaciella elegans Elegant sea urchin Atlantic and the Mediterr 1910
Coelopleurus exquisitus Western Central Pacific 2006
Coelopleurus floridanus Western Atlantic
Coelopleurus maculatus Western Pacific 1907
Coelopleurus maillardi Western Central Pacific 1862
Habrocidaris scutata Western Central Pacific
Podocidaris sculpta Western Atlantic
Tetrapygus niger Southeast Pacific 1782



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