
Heliocidaris crassispina (A. Agassiz, 1863)
Japanese purple sea urchin
Length: 10 cm
Locality: Tassha, Sado Is. Depth: 2 m
Environment: rocky shore
Date: Jul, 2011 Photographer: Satoshi Awata
| Phylum | Echinodermata |
| Class | Echinoidea |
| Order | Camarodonta |
| Family | Echinometridae |