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Arbacia punctulata  (Lamarck, 1816)
Taxonomic Serial No.: 157906

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Echinus punctulatus Lamarck, 1816
  
  Common Name(s): purple-spined sea urchin
 
    purple-spined sea urchin [English]
  
       
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  Current Standing: valid  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumEchinodermata Bruguière, 1791 [ex Klein, 1734] – echinoderms, échinodermes, bolacha da praia, equinoderma, equinodermata, estrela do mar, ouriço do mar  
             SubphylumEchinozoa Haeckel, 1895  
                ClassEchinoidea Leske, 1778 – heart urchins, sand dollars, sea urchins, châtaignes de mer, clypéastres, oursins, bolacha da praia, equinóide, ouriço do mar, heart urchins, sand dollars, sea urchins, urchins  
                   SubclassEuechinoidea Bronn, 1860  
                      SuperorderEchinacea Claus, 1876  
                         OrderArbacioida Gregory, 1900  
                            FamilyArbaciidae Gray, 1855  
                               GenusArbacia Gray, 1835  
                                  SpeciesArbacia punctulata (Lamarck, 1816) – purple-spined sea urchin, purple-spined sea urchin  
       

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  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
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  Reference for: Arbacia punctulata, purple-spined sea urchin   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Serafy, D. Keith   
  Publication Date: 1979   
  Article/Chapter Title: Echinoids (Echinodermata: Echinoidea)   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Memoirs of the Hourglass Cruises, vol. V, pt. III   
  Page(s): 1-120   
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 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Western Atlantic Ocean  
       
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