All Species
36 Species in Family Temnopleuridae
Nominal species list for Temnopleuridae
Scientific Name Author English Name
Amblypneustes elevatus (Hutton, 1872)
Desmechinus anomalus Clark, 1923
Desmechinus rufus (Bell, 1894)
Desmechinus versicolor (Mortensen, 1904)
Holopneustes inflatus (Agassiz, 1872)
Mespilia globulus (Linnaeus, 1758) Globular sea urchin
Microcyphus ceylanicus Mortensen, 1942
Microcyphus excentricus Mortensen, 1940
Microcyphus keiensis Mortensen, 1942
Microcyphus rousseaui Agassiz, 1846
Prionechinus forbesianus (Agassiz, 1881)
Prionechinus sculptus Agassiz & Clark, 1907
Pseudechinus flemingi Fell, 1958 Fleming’s urchin
Pseudechinus magellanicus (Philippi, 1857) Little pink urchin
Pseudechinus variegatus Mortensen, 1921
Salmaciella dussumieri (Agassiz, 1846)
Salmaciella oligopora (Clark, 1916)
Salmacis belli Döderlein, 1902
Salmacis bicolor Agassiz, 1846
Salmacis sphaeroides (Linnaeus, 1758) Green-spined salmacis
Salmacis virgulata Agassiz, 1846
Temnopleurus alexandri (Bell, 1884)
Temnopleurus apodus (Agassiz & Clark, 1907)
Temnopleurus decipiens (de Meijere, 1904)
Temnopleurus hardwickii (Gray, 1855)
Temnopleurus michaelseni (Döderlein, 1914)
Temnopleurus reevesii (Gray, 1855)
Temnopleurus toreumaticus (Leske, 1778) Striped spine sea urchin
Temnotrema bothryoides (Agassiz, 1846)
Temnotrema maculatum (Mortensen, 1904)
Temnotrema pallescens Clark, 1925
Temnotrema pulchellum (Mortensen, 1904)
Temnotrema reticulatum (Mortensen, 1904)
Temnotrema sculptum Agassiz, 1863
Temnotrema siamense (Mortensen, 1904)
Temnotrema xishaensis Liao, 1978
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