Meoma ventricosa

Meoma ventricosa (Lamarck, 1816)
Red heart urchin

photo by Batoy, Corazon B.

Family:	Brissidae ()
Max. size:
Environment:	benthic; marine; depth range 2 - 200 m
Distribution:	Western Central Atlantic: Belize, Costa Rica and Panama; throughout the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean.
Diagnosis:
Biology:	Minimum depth from Ref. 83942. This is an epibenthic species found in coral reefs and seagrass areas with soft bottoms (Ref. 83942), coarse sand and shell hash to depth 200 m (Ref. 415), and Thalassia sp. beds (Ref. 86574). Feeds on sandy substrate (Ref. 111334).
IUCN Red List Status:	Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:
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