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Purple Heart Urchin
Spatangus purpureus
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Sea PotatoEchinocardium cordatum
Groove Burrowing UrchinBrissus unicolor
Red Comb StarAstropecten aranciacus
Pea UrchinEchinocyamus pusillus
Montagu's Urchin-shellMontacuta substriata
Spiny Bonnet SnailGaleodea echinophora
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 1,653 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 1,653 |
| Spain | 7 |
| Croatia | 5 |
| Primorje-Gorski Kotar | 4 |
| Cataluña/Catalunya | 3 |
| Greece | 3 |
| Andalucía | 2 |
| Thessalia-Central Greece | 2 |
| Algeria | 2 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- RegenerationCan regrow lost body partsFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Echinoderms · Echinodermata |
| Class | Sea Urchins, Sand Dollars, and Heart Urchins · Echinoidea |
| Order | Heart Urchins · Spatangoida |
| Family | Spatangidae |
| Genus | Spatangus |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Purple Heart Urchin with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.