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Anametalia regularis
- Usual depth10–200 m
- Water temperature16–29 °C
- Best monthsMarch and December
- How commonRare
About this species
Anametalia regularis is a species of sea urchin of the family Brissidae. Its armour is covered with spines. It belongs to the genus Anametalia and inhabits marine environments. Anametalia regularis was first scientifically described in 1925 by Hubert Clark.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Anametalia regularis”, 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: 1 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 3 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 3 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 10–200 m · Deepest record: 200 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 16–29 °C
Names and classification
Other scientific names: Cionobrissus regularis
Similar species
Keeled Heart UrchinBrissus latecarinatus
Mauve Heart UrchinMetalia spatagus
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).
- 7 open-data records from 1965 to 2014.
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