| Paracentrotus lividus |
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| Scientific classification |
| Domain: |
Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: |
Animalia |
| Phylum: |
Echinodermata |
| Class: |
Echinoidea |
| Order: |
Camarodonta |
| Family: |
Parechinidae |
| Genus: |
Paracentrotus |
| Species: |
P. lividus |
| Binomial name |
Paracentrotus lividus
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| Synonyms |
- Echinus (Toxopneustes) lividus (Lamarck, 1816)
- Echinus lithophagus Leach, in Tilloch, 1812
- Echinus lividus (Lamarck, 1816)
- Echinus purpureus Risso, 1826
- Echinus vulgaris Blainville, 1825
- Euryechinus lividus (Lamarck, 1816)
- Microcordyla asteriae Zirpolo, 1927
- Microcordyla asteriae Pascale la Cascia, 1930
- Paracentrotus (Strongylocentrotus) lividus (Lamarck, 1816)
- Strongylocentrotus lividus (Lamarck, 1816)
- Toxocidaris livida (Lamarck, 1816)
- Toxopneustes complanatus L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846
- Toxopneustes concavus L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846
- Toxopneustes lividus (Lamarck, 1816)
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Paracentrotus lividus is a species of sea urchin in the family Parechinidae commonly known as the purple sea urchin. It is the type species of the genus and occurs in the Mediterranean Sea and eastern Atlantic Ocean.