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Rock-boring urchin
Echinometra lucunter
(Linnaeus, 1758)
The body of this species is elliptical in outline, not round. The spines are short, thick and sharply pointed. The color of the body and the spines is usually reddish brown, but it can vary from almost black with shades of purple or green.
Synonymised names
Cidaris fenestrata Leske, 1778 (subjective junior synonym)
Cidaris lucunter (Linnaeus, 1758) (transferred to Echinometra)
Cidaris subangularis Leske, 1778 (subjective junior synonym)
Echinometra acufera (de Blainville, 1825) (subjective junior synonym)
Echinometra lobatus (Blainville, 1825) (subjective junior synonym)
Echinometra michelini Desor in L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846 (subjective junior synonym)
Echinometra nigrina Girard, 1850 (subjective junior synonym)
Echinometra subangularis (Leske, 1778) (subjective junior synonym)
Echinus acufer de Blainville, 1825 (subjective junior synonym)
Echinus lobatus Blainville, 1825 (subjective junior synonym)
Echinus lucunter Linnaeus, 1758 (transferred to Echinometra)
Echinus maugei Blainville, 1825 (subjective junior synonym)
Ellipsechinus lobatus (Blainville, 1825) (subjective junior synonym)
Ellipsechinus lukunter (Linnaeus, 1758)
Ellipsechinus subangularis (A. Agassiz, 1872-74) (subjective junior synonym)
Heliocidaris castelnaudi Hupé, 1857 (subjective junior synonym)
Heliocidaris mexicana L. Agassiz in L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846 (subjective junior synonym)
Toxocidaris mexicana (L. Agassiz in L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846) (subjective junior synonym)
Distribution:
Common in the Caribbean.
Echinometra lucunter
(Linnaeus, 1758)
The body of this species is elliptical in outline, not round. The spines are short, thick and sharply pointed. The color of the body and the spines is usually reddish brown, but it can vary from almost black with shades of purple or green.
Synonymised names
Cidaris fenestrata Leske, 1778 (subjective junior synonym)
Cidaris lucunter (Linnaeus, 1758) (transferred to Echinometra)
Cidaris subangularis Leske, 1778 (subjective junior synonym)
Echinometra acufera (de Blainville, 1825) (subjective junior synonym)
Echinometra lobatus (Blainville, 1825) (subjective junior synonym)
Echinometra michelini Desor in L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846 (subjective junior synonym)
Echinometra nigrina Girard, 1850 (subjective junior synonym)
Echinometra subangularis (Leske, 1778) (subjective junior synonym)
Echinus acufer de Blainville, 1825 (subjective junior synonym)
Echinus lobatus Blainville, 1825 (subjective junior synonym)
Echinus lucunter Linnaeus, 1758 (transferred to Echinometra)
Echinus maugei Blainville, 1825 (subjective junior synonym)
Ellipsechinus lobatus (Blainville, 1825) (subjective junior synonym)
Ellipsechinus lukunter (Linnaeus, 1758)
Ellipsechinus subangularis (A. Agassiz, 1872-74) (subjective junior synonym)
Heliocidaris castelnaudi Hupé, 1857 (subjective junior synonym)
Heliocidaris mexicana L. Agassiz in L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846 (subjective junior synonym)
Toxocidaris mexicana (L. Agassiz in L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846) (subjective junior synonym)
Distribution:
Common in the Caribbean.