Paracentrotus lividus

Paracentrotus lividus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Echinodermata
Class:	Echinoidea
Order:	Camarodonta
Family:	Parechinidae
Genus:	Paracentrotus
Species:	P. lividus
Binomial name
	Paracentrotus lividus; (Lamarck, 1816)
Synonyms
	Echinus (Toxopneustes) lividus (Lamarck, 1816); Echinus lithophagus Leach, in Tilloch, 1812; Echinus lividus (Lamarck, 1816); Echinus purpureus Risso, 1826; Echinus vulgaris Blainville, 1825; Euryechinus lividus (Lamarck, 1816); Microcordyla asteriae Zirpolo, 1927; Microcordyla asteriae Pascale la Cascia, 1930; Paracentrotus (Strongylocentrotus) lividus (Lamarck, 1816); Strongylocentrotus lividus (Lamarck, 1816); Toxocidaris livida (Lamarck, 1816); Toxopneustes complanatus L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846; Toxopneustes concavus L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846; Toxopneustes lividus (Lamarck, 1816);

Paracentrotus lividus is a species of sea urchin in the family Parechinidae commonly known as the purple sea urchin. It is the type species of the genus and occurs in the Mediterranean Sea and eastern Atlantic Ocean.

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