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Slate Pencil Urchin
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Sea stars, urchins & sea cucumbers

Slate Pencil Urchin

Eucidaris tribuloides (Lamarck, 1816)

Names

EnglishSlate Pencil Urchin
Dutch—
SpanishErizo lápiz
Chinese石笔海胆
Scientific nameEucidaris tribuloides (Lamarck, 1816)

About this species

Eucidaris tribuloides, the slate pencil urchin (named after slate pencil), is a species of cidaroid sea urchins that inhabits littoral regions of the Atlantic Ocean. As a member of the basal echinoid order Cidaroida, its morphological, developmental and molecular genetic characteristics make it a phylogenetically interesting species.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumEchinodermata
ClassEchinoidea
OrderCidaroida
FamilyCidaridae
GenusEucidaris