Araeosoma coriaceum

Other invertebrates
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth330–1,137 m
Water temperature8–29 °C
Best monthsNovember
How commonRare

About this species

Araeosoma coriaceum is a species of sea urchin of the family Echinothuriidae. Its armour is covered with spines. It is placed in the genus Araeosoma and lives in the sea. A. coriaceum was first scientifically described in 1879 by Alexander Emanuel Agassiz, an American scientist.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 1 records
February: 4 records
March: 0 records
April: 3 records
May: 3 records
June: 3 records
July: 1 records
August: 2 records
September: 8 records
October: 1 records
November: 38 records
December: 2 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 330–1,137 m · Deepest record: 1,362 m

180–190 m: 2 records
190–200 m: 1 records
200–210 m: 1 records
210–220 m: 3 records
220–230 m: 2 records
230–240 m: 0 records
240–250 m: 0 records
250–260 m: 1 records
260–270 m: 2 records
270–280 m: 0 records
280–290 m: 1 records
290+ m: 186 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 8–29 °C

8–10 °C: 16 records
10–12 °C: 65 records
12–14 °C: 30 records
14–16 °C: 52 records
16–18 °C: 50 records
18–20 °C: 9 records
20–22 °C: 1 records
22–24 °C: 5 records
24–26 °C: 0 records
26–28 °C: 2 records
28–30 °C: 2 records

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Araeosoma coriacea, Asthenosoma coriacea, Asthenosoma coriaceum

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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).
233 open-data records from 1879 to 2016.
Species data updated October 27, 2026.

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