Stomopneustes
| Long-spined sea urchin | |
|---|---|
| Stomopneustes variolaris | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | |
| Phylum: | |
| Class: | |
| Order: | |
| Family: | |
| Genus: | Stomopneustes L. Agassiz, 1841 |
| Species: | S. variolaris |
| Binomial name | |
| Stomopneustes variolaris (Lamarck, 1816) | |
Stomopneustes variolaris, the black sea urchin or long-spined sea urchin, is a species of sea urchin, the only one in its genus Stomopneustes and only species still alive in its family Stomopneustidae. It is found throughout the tropical Indo-Pacific, with a patchy distribution.