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

Heliocidaris
Heliocidaris erythrogramma
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Order: Camarodonta
Family: Echinometridae
Genus: Heliocidaris
L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846

Characteristics

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

List of species

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This genus contains 6 extant species and 1 fossil :

References

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