Eucidaris tribuloides: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the eucidaris tribuloides lives – recorded in 17 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Eucidaris tribuloides
Group	Starfish, sea urchins & relatives
Found in	17 countries
Continents	Africa, North America, South America
Class	Echinoderm
Order	Cidaroida
Family	Cidaridae

Where does the eucidaris tribuloides live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the eucidaris tribuloides in 17 countries and territories across Africa, North America 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 eucidaris tribuloides?

The eucidaris tribuloides (Eucidaris tribuloides) is an echinoderm in the order Cidaroida and the family Cidaridae, genus Eucidaris. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the eucidaris tribuloides

Eucidaris tribuloides, the slate pencil urchin (named after slate pencil), is a species of cidaroid sea urchins that inhabits littoral regions of the Atlantic Ocean. As a member of the basal echinoid order Cidaroida, its morphological, developmental and molecular genetic characteristics make it a phylogenetically interesting species.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Eucidaris tribuloides (revision 1299211947), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1081312 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).