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Grand sea urchin
Amblypneustes grandis
- Usual depth5–182 m
- Water temperature15–24 °C
- Best monthsNovember
- How commonRare
About this species
Amblypneustes grandis is a species of sea urchin of the family Temnopleuridae. Their armour is covered with spines. It is in the genus Amblypneustes and lives in the sea. Amblypneustes grandis was first scientifically described in 1912 by Hubert Lyman Clark.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Amblypneustes grandis”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 3 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 12 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 5–182 m · Deepest record: 182 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 15–24 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Grand sea urchin
Similar species
- Little Pink Urchin
Amblypneustes elevatus
- Diamond patterned sea urchin
Amblypneustes formosus
- Ovoid sea urchin
Amblypneustes ovum
- Pale sea urchin
Amblypneustes pallidus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 44 open-data records from 1967 to 2002.
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