Plococidaris verticillata

(Lamarck, 1816)

Thorn-spined Sea Urchin

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean

Size: 5 inches (12 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits shallow protected reef areas and found on sandy and muddy bottoms.

Aquarium Suitability: Not normally collected for the home aquarium trade.

Should it become available in the trade, aquarium husbandry would be similar to Prionocidaris baculosa shown elsewhere in this section of the Species Library.

Taxonomy:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Echinodermata

Class: Echinoides

Order: Cidaroida

Family: Cidaridae

Genus: Plococidaris

FYI: Shown here for identification only.

Was previously identified as Prionocidaris verticillata.