purple-spined sea urchin
(Arbacia punctulata)
Invasive Listing Sources
No reference that we have lists this species as invasive in North America. This species is included for comparison to other species that are considered invasive.
Taxonomic Rank
| Kingdom: Animalia |
| Phylum: Echinodermata |
| Subphylum: Eleutherozoa |
| Class: Echinoidea |
| Infraclass: Carinacea |
| Subclass: Euechinoidea |
| Order: Arbacioida |
| Family: Arbaciidae |
| Genus: Arbacia |
| Subject: Arbacia punctulata (Lamarck, 1816) |
References
Common Name Reference: Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Scientific Name Reference: Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)