Psammechinus miliaris (P.L.S. Müller, 1771)
(Green Sea Urchin)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPsammechinus miliaris (Green Sea Urchin)
FamilyPARECHINIDAE (a family of echinoderms)
InfraorderEchinidea (an infraorder of echinoderms)
OrderCAMARODONTA (an order of echinoderms)
SuperorderECHINACEA (a superorder of echinoderms)
InfraclassCarinacea (an infraclass of echinoderms)
SubclassEUECHINOIDEA (a subclass of echinoderms)
ClassECHINOIDEA (sea urchins)
SubphylumECHINOZOA (a subphylum of echinoderms)
PhylumECHINODERMATA (starfish, sea urchins, sea cucumbers)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Psammechinus miliaris (Green Sea Urchin) :
1: Psammechinus miliaris (Green Sea Urchin)
26 Apr 2017 OSGR: SZ09 50° 40’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
beside stone, under seaweed
Image 1: Dorsal viewImage 2: Lateral viewImage 3: Ventral view
2: Psammechinus miliaris (Green Sea Urchin)
21 Mar 2008 OSGR: SW83 50° 10’ N, 4° 60’ W Vice County: East Cornwall (VC 2) England
under stone on shore
Image 1: Dorsal view - in situ - on over-turned stoneImage 2: Dorsal view - in situ - on over-turned stone (2)Image 3: Oblique view - in situ - on over-turned stoneImage 4: Oblique view - in situ - on over-turned stone (2)Image 5: Dorsal view - close-up - enlargedImage 6: Dorsal view - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 7: Ventral view - close-up - enlargedImage 8: Ventral view - close-up - enlarged (2)
3: Psammechinus miliaris (Green Sea Urchin)
3 Apr 1969 OSGR: TQ30 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Image 1: Side view

Psammechinus miliaris (Green Sea Urchin) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Psammechinus miliaris (Green Sea Urchin)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Psammechinus miliaris (Green Sea Urchin)
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