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Colobocentrotus (Podophora) atratus Helmet urchin, Shingle urchin

Colobocentrotus (Podophora) atratusis commonly referred to as Helmet urchin, Shingle urchin. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:
1066 
AphiaID:
513798 
Scientific:
Colobocentrotus (Podophora) atratus 
German:
Schindel- oder Helmseeigel 
English:
Helmet Urchin, Shingle Urchin 
Category:
Sea Urchins 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Echinoidea (Class) > Camarodonta (Order) > Echinometridae (Family) > Colobocentrotus (Genus) > (Podophora) atratus (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Linnaeus, ), 1758 
Occurrence:
Comores, Gilbert Islands, Hawaii, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Java, Kiribati, Mauritius, Moluccas, Singapore, Western Pacific Ocean 
Sea depth:
- 11 Meter 
Size:
1.54" - 2.56" (3.9cm - 6.5cm) 
Temperature:
6,8 °F - 28,3 °F (6,8°C - 28,3°C) 
Food:
Algae, omnivore, Sea urchins, Snails 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for home aquaria! 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
  • Colobocentrotus atratus
  • Colobocentrotus mertensii
  • Colobocentrotus pedifer
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2020-11-21 21:35:41 

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Colobocentrotus (Podophora) atratus (Linnaeus, 1758)

This sea urchin is commonly known as Helmet urchin or Shingle urchin.The body colour is a deep maroon.It feeds on periwinkles, other urchins and coralline algae.This species can be found on wave-swept intertidal shores in the Indo-West Pacific and particularly on the shores of Hawaiii.

Synonyms:
Cidaris atratus
Colobocentrotus atrata
Colobocentrotus atratus
Echinometra atra
Echinometra atrata
Echinometra quoyi
Echinus atratus
Echinus quoy
Echinus quoyi
Podophora atrata
Podophora atratus
Podophora quoyi

Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Echinozoa (Subphylum) > Echinoidea (Class) > Euechinoidea (Subclass) > Carinacea (Infraclass) > Echinacea (Superorder) > Camarodonta (Order) > Echinidea (Infraorder) > Odontophora (Superfamily) > Echinometridae (Family) > Colobocentrotus (Genus) > Colobocentrotus (Podophora) (Subgenus) > Colobocentrotus (Podophora) atratus (Species)

External links

  1. Wikipedia englisch (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Foto: Honaunau National Historical Park, Hawaii
Colobocentrotus (Podophora) atratus, 2020

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