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Purple Sea Urchin (Paracentrotus lividus)
Invertebrateverified

Paracentrotus lividus

(Lamarck, 1816)

Purple Sea Urchin

Also known as: Rock Sea Urchin, Stony Sea Urchin, Rock Urchin, Atlantic Purple Sea Urchin

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Taxonomy
Class

Echinoidea

Order

Camarodonta

Family

Parechinidae

Where to find it
Other species in Parechinidae
Green Sea Urchin (Psammechinus miliaris)

Psammechinus miliaris

Green Sea Urchin

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