Spatangus purpureus Purple Heart Urchin, Violet Heart Urchin

Spatangus purpureus is commonly referred to as Purple Heart Urchin, Violet Heart Urchin . Difficulty in the aquarium: Średnio trudny. A aquarium size of at least 150 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Scientific:: Spatangus purpureus
German:: Violetter Herzigel
English:: Purple Heart Urchin, Violet Heart Urchin

Category:: Jeżowce

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Echinoidea (Class) > Spatangoida (Order) > Spatangidae (Family) > Spatangus (Genus) > purpureus (Species)
Initial determination:: O.F. Müller, 1776

Occurrence:: the North Sea, Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), Azores, East-Atlantic Ocean, European Coasts, Scandinavia, The Aegan Sea (Mediterranean), the British Isles, the Isle of Man, the Mediterranean Sea, West Africa
Sea depth:: 15 - 969 Meter
Size:: up to 4.72" (12 cm)
Temperature:: °F - 73.4 °F (°C - 23°C)
Food:: Detritus, Filter feeder
Tank:: 33 gal (~ 150L)
Difficulty:: Średnio trudny
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Spatangus altus
Spatangus beryl
Spatangus californicus
Spatangus capensis
Spatangus diomedeae
Spatangus luetkeni
Spatangus mathesoni
Spatangus multispinus
Spatangus pallidus
Spatangus paucituberculatus
Spatangus purpureus
Violetter Herzigel
Spatangus raschi
Spatangus subinermis
Spatangus thor

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2013-07-15 15:02:41
Last edit:: 2013-07-15 15:02:41

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O.F. Müller, 1776

From Scandinavia in north Europe to the Azores on the westcoast of Africa.

Common in the North Sea.

Spatangus comprises marine heart urchins that feed on subsurface deposits and graze.

Depth: down to 900 meters.
Synonms:
Prospatangus purpureus (O.F. Müller, 1776) (unaccepted combination)
Spatagus purpureus O.F. Müller, 1776 (misspelling of genus name)
Spatangus meridionalis Risso, 1825 (subjective junior synonym)
Spatangus Regina (misspelling)
Spatangus reginae Gray, 1855 (erroneous authority (date))
Spatangus reginae Gray, 1851 (subjective junior synonym)
Spatangus spinosissimus L. Agassiz & Desor, 1847 (subjective junior synonym)

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Echinozoa (Subphylum) > Echinoidea (Class) > Euechinoidea (Subclass) > Irregularia (Infraclass) > Atelostomata (Superorder) > Spatangoida (Order) > Brissidina (Suborder) > Spatangidea (Superfamily) > Spatangidae (Family) > Spatangus (Genus)

External links

Marine Species Identification Portal (en) (Archive.org). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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