Spatangus purpureus

Spatangus purpureus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Echinodermata
Class:	Echinoidea
Order:	Spatangoida
Family:	Spatangidae
Genus:	Spatangus
Species:	S. purpureus
Binomial name
	Spatangus purpureus; O.F. Müller, 1776
Synonyms
	Prospatangus purpureus (O.F. Müller, 1776); Spatagus purpureus O.F. Müller, 1776; Spatangus meridionalis Risso, 1825; Spatangus reginae Gray, 1851; Spatangus spinosissimus Desor in L. Agassiz & Desor, 1847b;

Spatangus purpureus, commonly known as the purple heart urchin,^[2] is a species of sea urchin in the family Spatangidae. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, where it lives immersed in the sediment.

^ Kroh, Andreas (2021). "Spatangus purpureus O.F. Müller, 1776". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
^ Cite error: The named reference Doris was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[WoRMS-1] Kroh, Andreas (2021). "Spatangus purpureus O.F. Müller, 1776". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 22 September 2021.

[Doris-2] Cite error: The named reference Doris was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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