Violet Sea Urchin

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

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Violet Sea Urchin being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Tripneustes depressus
• Pseudoboletia indiana
• Tripneustes australiae

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Echinodermata

Class

Echinoidea

Order

Camarodonta

Family

Toxopneustidae

Genus

Sphaerechinus

Species

Sphaerechinus granularis

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