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Edible Sea Urchin

Echinus esculentus Linnaeus 1758

Breeding

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Echinopluteus larva. Early sumer
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Geys, J. & Marquet, R. (1989). On the presence of Gracilechinus (Echinoidea, Echinidae) in the late Miocene of the Antwerp area (Belgium). <em>Mededelingen van de Werkgroep voor Tertiaire en Kwartaire Geologie.</em> 26: 3-10. Southward, E.C.; Campbell, A.C. (2006). [Echinoderms: keys and notes for the identification of British species]. <i>Synopses of the British fauna (new series)</i>, 56. Field Studies Council: Shrewsbury, UK. ISBN 1-85153-269-2. 272 pp. Southward, E.C.; Campbell, A.C. (2006). [Echinoderms: keys and notes for the identification of British species]. <i>Synopses of the British fauna (new series)</i>, 56. Field Studies Council: Shrewsbury, UK. ISBN 1-85153-269-2. 272 pp. Hayward, P.J.; Ryland, J.S. (Ed.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK. ISBN 0-19-857356-1. 627 pp. Geys, J. & Marquet, R. (1989). On the presence of Gracilechinus (Echinoidea, Echinidae) in the late Miocene of the Antwerp area (Belgium). <em>Mededelingen van de Werkgroep voor Tertiaire en Kwartaire Geologie.</em> 26: 3-10.
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Camba Reu, Cibran [email]

Distribution

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Not Mediterranean
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Geys, J. & Marquet, R. (1989). On the presence of Gracilechinus (Echinoidea, Echinidae) in the late Miocene of the Antwerp area (Belgium). <em>Mededelingen van de Werkgroep voor Tertiaire en Kwartaire Geologie.</em> 26: 3-10. Southward, E.C.; Campbell, A.C. (2006). [Echinoderms: keys and notes for the identification of British species]. <i>Synopses of the British fauna (new series)</i>, 56. Field Studies Council: Shrewsbury, UK. ISBN 1-85153-269-2. 272 pp. Southward, E.C.; Campbell, A.C. (2006). [Echinoderms: keys and notes for the identification of British species]. <i>Synopses of the British fauna (new series)</i>, 56. Field Studies Council: Shrewsbury, UK. ISBN 1-85153-269-2. 272 pp. Hayward, P.J.; Ryland, J.S. (Ed.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK. ISBN 0-19-857356-1. 627 pp. Geys, J. & Marquet, R. (1989). On the presence of Gracilechinus (Echinoidea, Echinidae) in the late Miocene of the Antwerp area (Belgium). <em>Mededelingen van de Werkgroep voor Tertiaire en Kwartaire Geologie.</em> 26: 3-10.
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Distribution

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From low intertidal, but mainly in the sublittoral zone, down to 40 m depth, occasionally deeper, on rocks, stones or seaweed; the common sea urchin all round the British Isles
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Geys, J. & Marquet, R. (1989). On the presence of Gracilechinus (Echinoidea, Echinidae) in the late Miocene of the Antwerp area (Belgium). <em>Mededelingen van de Werkgroep voor Tertiaire en Kwartaire Geologie.</em> 26: 3-10. Southward, E.C.; Campbell, A.C. (2006). [Echinoderms: keys and notes for the identification of British species]. <i>Synopses of the British fauna (new series)</i>, 56. Field Studies Council: Shrewsbury, UK. ISBN 1-85153-269-2. 272 pp. Southward, E.C.; Campbell, A.C. (2006). [Echinoderms: keys and notes for the identification of British species]. <i>Synopses of the British fauna (new series)</i>, 56. Field Studies Council: Shrewsbury, UK. ISBN 1-85153-269-2. 272 pp. Hayward, P.J.; Ryland, J.S. (Ed.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK. ISBN 0-19-857356-1. 627 pp. Geys, J. & Marquet, R. (1989). On the presence of Gracilechinus (Echinoidea, Echinidae) in the late Miocene of the Antwerp area (Belgium). <em>Mededelingen van de Werkgroep voor Tertiaire en Kwartaire Geologie.</em> 26: 3-10.
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Camba Reu, Cibran [email]

IUCN Red List Category

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IUCN Red List 1996 Low Risk/Near Threatened (Vers. 2.3)
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Geys, J. & Marquet, R. (1989). On the presence of Gracilechinus (Echinoidea, Echinidae) in the late Miocene of the Antwerp area (Belgium). <em>Mededelingen van de Werkgroep voor Tertiaire en Kwartaire Geologie.</em> 26: 3-10. Southward, E.C.; Campbell, A.C. (2006). [Echinoderms: keys and notes for the identification of British species]. <i>Synopses of the British fauna (new series)</i>, 56. Field Studies Council: Shrewsbury, UK. ISBN 1-85153-269-2. 272 pp. Southward, E.C.; Campbell, A.C. (2006). [Echinoderms: keys and notes for the identification of British species]. <i>Synopses of the British fauna (new series)</i>, 56. Field Studies Council: Shrewsbury, UK. ISBN 1-85153-269-2. 272 pp. Hayward, P.J.; Ryland, J.S. (Ed.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK. ISBN 0-19-857356-1. 627 pp. Geys, J. & Marquet, R. (1989). On the presence of Gracilechinus (Echinoidea, Echinidae) in the late Miocene of the Antwerp area (Belgium). <em>Mededelingen van de Werkgroep voor Tertiaire en Kwartaire Geologie.</em> 26: 3-10.
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Kroh, Andreas, A.