Heliocidaris

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

Heliocidaris
Heliocidaris erythrogramma
Scientific classification
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Heliocidaris

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 fossil :

  • 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)
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