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