Heliocidaris
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| Heliocidaris erythrogramma | |
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| Genus: | Heliocidaris
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Heliocidaris is a genus of sea urchins, part of the familia Echinometridae.
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 :
- (A. Agassiz, 1872)
- (Dartnall, 1972)
- (A. Agassiz, 1863)
- Heliocidaris erythrogramma (Valenciennes, 1846)
- Philip, 1965 †
- Lindley, 2004
- (Lamarck, 1816)
Heliocidaris erythrogramma
References[]
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