Arbacia lixula: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Arbacia lixula Arbacia lixula

Where the arbacia lixula lives – recorded in 11 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

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Scientific name	Arbacia lixula
Group	Starfish, sea urchins & relatives
Found in	11 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe, South America
Class	Echinoderm
Order	Arbacioida
Family	Arbaciidae

Where does the arbacia lixula live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the arbacia lixula in 11 countries and territories across Africa, Asia, Europe and South America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the arbacia lixula?

The arbacia lixula (Arbacia lixula) is an echinoderm in the order Arbacioida and the family Arbaciidae, genus Arbacia. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the arbacia lixula

Arbacia lixula, the black sea urchin, is a species of sea urchin from Europe.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Arbacia lixula (revision 1380162677), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q734226 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).