Spatangus purpureus
Species of sea urchin / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Spatangus purpureus, commonly known as the purple heart urchin,[2] is a species of sea urchin in the family Spatangidae. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, where it lives immersed in the sediment.
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Spatangus purpureus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Echinodermata |
Class: | Echinoidea |
Order: | Spatangoida |
Family: | Spatangidae |
Genus: | Spatangus |
Species: | S. purpureus |
Binomial name | |
Spatangus purpureus O.F. Müller, 1776[1] | |
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