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Spatangus purpureus O.F. Müller, 1776

Purple heart urchin

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Spatangus purpureus

Ile de Groix, France, 20 meters, ML

Classification

Source : World Register of Marine Species

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Biota (Monde)
Animalia (Règne)
Echinodermata (Embranchement)
Echinozoa (Sous-embranchement)
Echinoidea (Classe)
Euechinoidea (Sous-classe)
Irregularia (Infra-classe)
Atelostomata (Subter-classe)
Spatangoida (Ordre)
Brissidina (Sous-ordre)
Spatangoidea (Super-famille)
Spatangidae (Famille)
Spatangus (Genre)
Spatangus purpureus (Espèce)

Authors

Text : Anne Bay-Nouailhat © 2007 - 2025.

Photos : © Maurice Loir. Published with his kind permission.
Websites and reference works : Consult bibliography

Image satellite: © Esri, DigitalGlobe, GeoEye, Earthstar Geographics, CNES/Airbus DS, USDA, USGS, AeroGRID, IGN, and the GIS User Community.

Données de distribution : Spatangus purpureus O.F. Müller, 1776 in GBIF Secretariat (2019). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-09-10.

Guide des Tuniciers

Classification

Source : World Register of Marine Species



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Biota (Monde)
Animalia (Règne)
Echinodermata (Embranchement)
Echinozoa (Sous-embranchement)
Echinoidea (Classe)
Euechinoidea (Sous-classe)
Irregularia (Infra-classe)
Atelostomata (Subter-classe)
Spatangoida (Ordre)
Brissidina (Sous-ordre)
Spatangoidea (Super-famille)
Spatangidae (Famille)
Spatangus (Genre)
Spatangus purpureus (Espèce)

Guide des Tuniciers

Authors

Text : Anne Bay-Nouailhat © 2007 - 2025.

Photos : © Maurice Loir. Published with his kind permission.
Websites and reference works : Consult bibliography

How to cite this page

Bay-Nouailhat A., December 2007, Description of Spatangus purpureus, [On line] https://european-marine-life.org/30/spatangus-purpureus.php, consulted on 2025 September 10.

Author

Photographie de Anne Bay-Nouailhat

Anne Bay-Nouailhat

Chargée d’études en environnement marin
Plongeuse professionnelle - Naturaliste

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