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Echinus esculentus

(European Edible Sea Urchin)

Overview

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Near Threatened

Threat status

Interesting Facts

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Common Names

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Common Names in Danish:

Spiseligt S, Spiseligt Søpindsvin

Common Names in Dutch:

Eetbare Zee, Eetbare Zeeëgel

Common Names in English:

European Edible Sea Urchin, Sea Urchin

Common Names in French:

Oursin Comestible

Common Names in German:

Eßbarer Seeigel

Common Names in Italian:

Riccio Di Mare

Common Names in Portuguese:

Ouri, Ouriço Do Mar

Common Names in Spanish:

Erizo

Description

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Habitat

Typically found in the intertidal zone at the water's edge at a mean distance from sea level of 29 meters (94 feet).[1]

Taxonomy

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Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Last scrutiny: 24-Jun-1996

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Echinus

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E. esculentus (European Edible Sea Urchin)

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Further Reading

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Notes

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Contributors

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 12, 2007:

Identifiers

Footnotes

  1. Standard Deviation = 45.750 based on 126,499 observations. Terrestrial altitude and ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
Last Revised: 7/14/2012