''Heliocidaris'' is a genus of

sea urchin Sea urchins or urchins () are echinoderms in the class (biology), class Echinoidea. About 950 species live on the seabed, inhabiting all oceans and depth zones from the intertidal zone to deep seas of . They typically have a globular body cove ...

s, part of the family

Echinometridae The Echinometridae are a Family (biology), family of sea urchins in the class (biology), class Echinoidea. Characteristics All Echinometridae have imperforate tubercles and compound ambulacral plates.Heliocidaris australiae'' ( A. Agassiz, 1872) *'' Heliocidaris bajulus'' (Dartnall, 1972) *'' Heliocidaris crassispina'' ( A. Agassiz, 1863) *'' Heliocidaris erythrogramma'' (

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, 1846) *'' Heliocidaris ludbrookae'' Philip, 1965 † *'' Heliocidaris robertsi'' Lindley, 2004 *'' Heliocidaris tuberculata'' (

Lamarck Jean-Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet, chevalier de Lamarck (1 August 1744 – 18 December 1829), often known simply as Lamarck (; ), was a French naturalist, biologist, academic, and soldier. He was an early proponent of the idea that biolo ...

, 1816) Image:Heliocidaris erythrogramma P1142284.JPG, '' Heliocidaris erythrogramma'' Image:Heliocidaris tuberculata.jpg, '' Heliocidaris tuberculata''

References

Echinometridae Echinoidea genera {{echinoidea-stub