All Species
21 Species in Family Diadematidae
Nominal species list for Diadematidae
Scientific Name Author English Name
Astropyga magnifica Clark, 1934
Astropyga pulvinata (Lamarck, 1816)
Astropyga radiata (Leske, 1778) Blue-spotted sea urchin
Centrostephanus besnardi Bernasconi, 1955
Centrostephanus coronatus (Verill, 1867) Crowned sea urchin
Centrostephanus longispinus (Philippi, 1845) Needle spined urchin
Centrostephanus rodgersii (Agassiz, 1863)
Chaetodiadema granulatum Mortensen, 1903
Chaetodiadema japonicum Mortensen, 1904
Diadema antillarum (Philippi, 1845) Long-spined sea urchin
Diadema mexicanum Agassiz, 1863
Diadema palmeri Baker, 1967
Diadema paucispinum Agassiz, 1863
Diadema savignyi Michelin, 1845 Savigny's long-spine sea urchin
Diadema setosum (Leske, 1778) Porcupine sea urchin
Echinothrix calamaris (Pallas, 1774) Black banded sea urchin
Echinothrix diadema (Linnaeus, 1758) Blue-black sea urchin
Eremopyga debilis Mortensen, 1940
Eremopyga denudata (de Meijere, 1904)
Lissodiadema lorioli Mortensen, 1903
Lissodiadema purpureum (Agassiz & Clark, 1907) Fined spined urchin
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