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Poriocidaris purpurata (lateral)
Poriocidaris purpurata (lateral)
Description Side view: The shaft of some of the primary spines is basally set with a few small and sharp thorns. The primary spines are neither thickened or purplish.
Diameter of test 30 mm; NW of Ireland.
ZMUH Author Schultz, Heinke JPG file - 226.00 kB - 945 x 1 260 pixels added on 2011-02-23595 viewsERMS taxaDigital photo, part of species Poriocidaris purpurata (Thomson, 1872) accepted as Histocidaris purpurata (Thomson, 1872)checked Kroh, Andreas 2021-02-24From reference Schultz, H. (2011). Sea urchins III: Worldwide regular de... © 2011 Schultz, Heinke
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