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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 BarbudaDominicaGuadeloupeMartinique

occasional

ColombiaDominican RepublicHondurasPanamaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSint Maarten

rare

ArubaJamaicaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesU.S. Virgin Islands

Other species in Diadematidae

Astropyga magnifica

Magnificent Urchin

Diadema setosum

Black Longspine Urchin