Echinus esculentus Linnaeus, 1758
(Common Sea-urchin, Edible Sea Urchin)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesEchinus esculentus (Common Sea-urchin, Edible Sea Urchin)
GenusEchinus (a genus of echinoderms)
FamilyECHINIDAE (a family of sea urchins)
InfraorderEchinidea (an infraorder of echinoderms)
OrderCAMARODONTA (an order of echinoderms)
SuperorderECHINACEA (a superorder of echinoderms)
InfraclassCarinacea (an infraclass of echinoderms)
SubclassEUECHINOIDEA (a subclass of echinoderms)
ClassECHINOIDEA (sea urchins)
SubphylumECHINOZOA (a subphylum of echinoderms)
PhylumECHINODERMATA (starfish, sea urchins, sea cucumbers)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Echinus esculentus (Common Sea-urchin, Edible Sea Urchin) :
1: Echinus esculentus (Common Sea-urchin, Edible Sea Urchin)
19 May 2008 OSGR: NR92 55° 30’ N, 5° 10’ W Vice County: Clyde Islands (VC 100) Scotland
broken test, on seashore
Image 1: Test fragments - on sandy beachImage 2: Inside of test - enlargedImage 3: Spines - close-up - enlargedImage 4: Spines - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 5: Spines - close-up - enlarged (3)Image 6: Spines - close-up - enlarged (4)Image 7: Spines - close-up - highly enlargedImage 8: Spines - close-up - highly enlarged (2)Image 9: Spines - close-up - highly enlarged (3)Image 10: Spines - close-up - highly enlarged (4)Image 11: Spines - close-up - highly enlarged (5)

Echinus esculentus (Common Sea-urchin, Edible Sea Urchin) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Echinus esculentus (Common Sea-urchin, Edible Sea Urchin)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Echinus esculentus (Common Sea-urchin, Edible Sea Urchin)
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