Sphaerechinus granularis

Sphaerechinus granularis
	Sphaerechinus granularis on Madeira
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Echinodermata
Class:	Echinoidea
Superorder:	Echinacea
Order:	Temnopleuroida
Family:	Toxopneustidae
Genus:	Sphaerechinus
Species:	S. granularis
Binomial name
	Sphaerechinus granularis; (Lamarck, 1816)
Synonyms
	Echinus (Toxopneustes) albidus (L. Agassiz, 1841); Echinus (Toxopneustes) brevispinosus (Blainville, 1825); Echinus (Toxopneustes) granularis (Lamarck, 1816); Echinus albidus L. Agassiz, 1841; Echinus brevispinosus Blainville, 1825; Echinus dubius Blainville, 1825; Echinus granularis de Lamarck, 1816; Echinus subglobiformis Blainville, 1825; Sphærechinus brevispinosus (Blainville, 1825); Sphærechinus ovarius Lambert & Thiéry, 1914; Sphaerechinus roseus Russo, 1893; Strongylocentrotus granularis (Lamarck, 1816); Toxopneustes brevispinosus (L. Agassiz, 1841);

Sphaerechinus granularis is a species of sea urchin in the family Toxopneustidae, commonly known as the violet sea urchin,^[2] or sometimes the purple sea urchin (though the latter is also a common name for a Pacific sea urchin Strongylocentrotus purpuratus). Its range includes the Mediterranean Sea and eastern Atlantic Ocean.^[1]

^ ^a ^b ^c Sphaerechinus granularis (Lamarck, 1816) World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2011-08-26.
^ Wood, Lawson (2011). Sea Fishes Of The Mediterranean Sea. London: Bloomsbury Natural History. p. 83.

Sphaerechinus granularis

Sphaerechinus granularis on Madeira
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Echinodermata
Class:	Echinoidea
Superorder:	Echinacea
Order:	Temnopleuroida
Family:	Toxopneustidae
Genus:	Sphaerechinus
Species:	S. granularis
Binomial name
*Sphaerechinus granularis* (Lamarck, 1816) ^[1]
Synonyms^[1]
Echinus (Toxopneustes) albidus (L. Agassiz, 1841) Echinus (Toxopneustes) brevispinosus (Blainville, 1825) Echinus (Toxopneustes) granularis (Lamarck, 1816) Echinus albidus L. Agassiz, 1841 Echinus brevispinosus Blainville, 1825 Echinus dubius Blainville, 1825 Echinus granularis de Lamarck, 1816 Echinus subglobiformis Blainville, 1825 Sphærechinus brevispinosus (Blainville, 1825) Sphærechinus ovarius Lambert & Thiéry, 1914 Sphaerechinus roseus Russo, 1893 Strongylocentrotus granularis (Lamarck, 1816) Toxopneustes brevispinosus (L. Agassiz, 1841)