Spiny Urchin (Diadema antillarum)

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Diadema antillarum

(Philippi, 1845)

Spiny Urchin

Also known as: Atlantic Long-Spined Sea Urchin, Black Long-Spined Sea Urchin, Long-Spined Sea Urchin, Long-Spined Urchin

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Taxonomy

Class

Echinoidea

Order

Diadematoida

Family

Diadematidae

Where to find it

common

Antigua and Barbuda Dominica France (Martinique)Guadeloupe Martinique

occasional

Colombia Dominican Republic Honduras Panama Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Sint Maarten

rare

Aruba Jamaica Saint Vincent and the Grenadines U.S. Virgin Islands

Other species in Diadematidae

Magnificent Urchin (Astropyga magnifica)

Astropyga magnifica

Magnificent Urchin

Black Longspine Urchin (Diadema setosum)

Diadema setosum

Black Longspine Urchin

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