Spatangus purpureus, commonly known as the purple heart urchin, is a species of sea urchin in the family Spatangidae. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, where it lives immersed in the sediment.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Purple Heart 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
- Brissus agassizii
- Metalia spatagus
- Meoma ventricosa
- Brissus unicolor
- Brissus latecarinatus
- Lovenia elongata
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Echinodermata
- Class
- Echinoidea
- Order
- Spatangoida
- Family
- Spatangidae
- Genus
- Spatangus
- Species
- Spatangus purpureus
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