Class

Echinoidea

219 species in this class. Browse scientific names and open each profile for distribution, taxonomy and available wildlife data.

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Species · page 3 of 4

elegant sea urchin

Gracilechinus elegans

Echinidae

Gymnechinus robillardi

Gymnechinus robillardi

Toxopneustidae

Habrocidaris argentea

Habrocidaris argentea

Arbaciidae
Hesperocidaris asteriscus

Hesperocidaris asteriscus

Hesperocidaris asteriscus

Cidaridae

Heterobrissus niasicus

Heterobrissus niasicus

Palaeostomatidae
slate pencil urchin

slate pencil urchin

Heterocentrotus mamillatus

Echinometridae
Heterocentrotus trigonarius

Heterocentrotus trigonarius

Heterocentrotus trigonarius

Echinometridae

Peters's sea urchin

Hygrosoma petersii

Echinothuriidae

Hypselaster fragilis

Hypselaster fragilis

Schizasteridae
Depressed Sand Dollar

Depressed Sand Dollar

Jacksonaster depressum

Laganidae

Laganum fudsiyama

Laganum fudsiyama

Laganidae
Laganum laganum

Laganum laganum

Laganum laganum

Laganidae
Lanthonia grantii

Lanthonia grantii

Lanthonia grantii

Mellitidae
Long Slit Keyhole Sand Dollar

Long Slit Keyhole Sand Dollar

Lanthonia longifissa

Mellitidae
six holed keyhole urchin

six holed keyhole urchin

Leodia sexiesperforata

Mellitidae

Lissodiadema lorioli

Lissodiadema lorioli

Lissodiadematidae

Fine-spined Urchin

Lissodiadema purpureum

Lissodiadematidae
Heart Urchin

Heart Urchin

Lovenia cordiformis

Loveniidae
Lovenia elongata

Lovenia elongata

Lovenia elongata

Loveniidae

Hawaiian Lovenia

Lovenia hawaiiensis

Loveniidae
Chilean sea urchin

Chilean sea urchin

Loxechinus albus

Parechinidae

Lytechinus euerces

Lytechinus euerces

Toxopneustidae
white sea urchin

white sea urchin

Lytechinus pictus

Toxopneustidae
Variegated Urchin

Variegated Urchin

Lytechinus variegatus

Toxopneustidae
Williams' Variable Sea Urchin

Williams' Variable Sea Urchin

Lytechinus williamsi

Toxopneustidae
Fine-spined Heart Urchin

Fine-spined Heart Urchin

Maretia planulata

Maretiidae
Isometric Sand Dollar

Isometric Sand Dollar

Mellita isometra

Mellitidae
Mellita notabilis

Mellita notabilis

Mellita notabilis

Mellitidae
Sand dollar

Sand dollar

Mellita quinquiesperforata

Mellitidae
Keyhole Sand Dollar

Keyhole Sand Dollar

Mellita tenuis

Mellitidae
Red Heart Urchin

Red Heart Urchin

Meoma ventricosa

Brissidae
Mesocentrotus franciscanus

Mesocentrotus franciscanus

Mesocentrotus franciscanus

Strongylocentrotidae
Mespilia globulus

Mespilia globulus

Mespilia globulus

Temnopleuridae

Winged Heart Urchin

Metalia dicrana

Brissidae
Mauve Heart Urchin

Mauve Heart Urchin

Metalia spatagus

Brissidae
heart urchin

heart urchin

Moira atropos

Schizasteridae
Moira lethe

Moira lethe

Moira lethe

Schizasteridae
Fuzzy Sea Urchin

Fuzzy Sea Urchin

Mortonia australis

Fibulariidae
Warty Sand Urchin

Warty Sand Urchin

Nudechinus verruculatus

Toxopneustidae

Oligopygus rotundus

Oligopygus rotundus

Oligopygidae
Ova canalifera

Ova canalifera

Ova canalifera

Schizasteridae

Paracentrotus gaimardi

Paracentrotus gaimardi

Parechinidae
Purple Sea Urchin

Purple Sea Urchin

Paracentrotus lividus

Parechinidae
White Spot Urchin

White Spot Urchin

Parasalenia gratiosa

Parasaleniidae
Parasalenia poehlii

Parasalenia poehlii

Parasalenia poehlii

Parasaleniidae

Periarchus altus

Periarchus altus

Protoscutellidae

Peronella hinemoae

Peronella hinemoae

Laganidae
imperial urchin

imperial urchin

Phyllacanthus imperialis

Cidaridae

Phymosoma mexicanum

Phymosoma mexicanum

Phymosomatidae

Plagiobrissus costae

Plagiobrissus costae

Brissidae
Plagiobrissus grandis

Plagiobrissus grandis

Plagiobrissus grandis

Brissidae

Plexechinus planus

Plexechinus planus

Plexechinidae
Oursin verticillé

Oursin verticillé

Plococidaris verticillata

Cidaridae

Podocidaris sibogae

Podocidaris sibogae

Arbaciidae

Pourtalesia jeffreysi

Pourtalesia jeffreysi

Pourtalesiidae

Prionocidaris cookei

Prionocidaris cookei

Cidaridae
oursin grimpeur

oursin grimpeur

Psammechinus microtuberculatus

Parechinidae
Green Sea Urchin

Green Sea Urchin

Psammechinus miliaris

Parechinidae
Little Pink Urchin

Little Pink Urchin

Pseudechinus magellanicus

Temnopleuridae

Pseudechinus marionis

Pseudechinus marionis

Temnopleuridae