Summary ²

Phyllacanthus imperialis, also known as the Sputnik urchin, imperial lance urchin, imperial sea urchin, imperial urchin, pencil sea urchin, lance urchin, knobby sputnik sea urchin, mine urchin, and land mine sea urchin, is a species of sea urchins in the family Cidaridae.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) François Michonneau, some rights reserved (CC BY), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b5/Phyllacanthus_imperialis.jpg
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phyllacanthus_imperialis

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• iNat taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Atlas of Living Australia
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• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• SeaLifeBase
• World Register of Marine Species

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