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Arbacia punctulata (Lamarck, 1816) Purple-spined sea urchin  | 
 
		
			 
		
	
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	photo by 
	O'Keefe, Jo | 
| Family: | Arbaciidae () | |||
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| Environment: | benthic; brackish; marine; depth range 0 - 225 m | |||
| Distribution: | Western Atlantic Ocean: Belize. | |||
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| Biology: | This species are exclusively found in the Thalassia sp. beds, a lagoonal mangrove cay (Ref. 86574) | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251) | |||
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