Colobocentrotus (Podophora) atratus Helmet urchin, Shingle urchin

Colobocentrotus (Podophora) atratus is commonly referred to as Helmet urchin, Shingle urchin. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

1066 

AphiaID:

513798 

Scientific:

Colobocentrotus (Podophora) atratus 

German:

Schindel- oder Helmseeigel 

English:

Helmet Urchin, Shingle Urchin 

Category:

Sea Urchins 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Echinoidea (Class) > Camarodonta (Order) > Echinometridae (Family) > Colobocentrotus (Genus) > (Podophora) atratus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Linnaeus, ), 1758 

Occurrence:

Comores, Gilbert Islands, Hawaii, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Java, Kiribati, Mauritius, Moluccas, Singapore, Western Pacific Ocean 

Marine Zone:

Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters 

Sea depth:

0 - 14 Meter 

Size:

1.54" - 2.56" (3.9cm - 6.5cm) 

Temperature:

6,8 °F - 28,3 °F (6,8°C - 28,3°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), omnivore, Sea urchins, Snails 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for home aquaria! 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Colobocentrotus atratus
• Colobocentrotus mertensii
• Colobocentrotus pedifer

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Colobocentrotus (Podophora) atratus
  Schindel- oder Helmseeigel

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2004-10-01 20:42:47 

Last edit:

2020-11-21 21:35:41 

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