Source : World Register of Marine Species
Biota (Monde)
Animalia (Règne)
Echinodermata (Embranchement)
Echinozoa (Sous-embranchement)
Echinoidea (Classe)
Euechinoidea (Sous-classe)
Irregularia (Infra-classe)
Atelostomata (Subter-classe)
Spatangoida (Ordre)
Brissidina (Sous-ordre)
Spatangoidea (Super-famille)
Spatangidae (Famille)
Spatangus (Genre)
Spatangus purpureus (Espèce)
Text :Anne Bay-Nouailhat © 2007 - 2026.
Photos : © Maurice Loir. Published with his kind permission.
Image satellite: © Esri, DigitalGlobe, GeoEye, Earthstar Geographics, CNES/Airbus DS, USDA, USGS, AeroGRID, IGN, and the GIS User Community.
Données de distribution : Spatangus purpureus O.F. Müller, 1776 in GBIF Secretariat (2019). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-07-19.
Source : World Register of Marine Species
Biota (Monde)
Animalia (Règne)
Echinodermata (Embranchement)
Echinozoa (Sous-embranchement)
Echinoidea (Classe)
Euechinoidea (Sous-classe)
Irregularia (Infra-classe)
Atelostomata (Subter-classe)
Spatangoida (Ordre)
Brissidina (Sous-ordre)
Spatangoidea (Super-famille)
Spatangidae (Famille)
Spatangus (Genre)
Spatangus purpureus (Espèce)
Text : Anne Bay-Nouailhat © 2007 - 2026.
Photos : © Maurice Loir. Published with his kind permission.
Bay-Nouailhat A., December 2007, Description de Spatangus purpureus, [En ligne] https://www.mer-littoral.org/uk/30/spatangus-purpureus.php, consultée le 19 juillet 2026.
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