Heliocidaris Explained

Heliocidaris is a genus of sea urchins, part of the family Echinometridae.

Characteristics

This genus is typical of west Pacific Ocean (Japan to New Zealand), in particular in Australia. Some species are edible.

List of species

This genus contains 6 extant species and 1 fossil :

• Heliocidaris australiae (A. Agassiz, 1872)
• Heliocidaris bajulus (Dartnall, 1972)
• Heliocidaris crassispina (A. Agassiz, 1863)
• Heliocidaris erythrogramma (Valenciennes, 1846)
• Heliocidaris ludbrookae Philip, 1965 †
• Heliocidaris robertsi Lindley, 2004
• Heliocidaris tuberculata (Lamarck, 1816)