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Species sheet

Oursin fendu

Schizaster lacunosus (Linnaeus, 1758)

AnimalsIrregular sea urchins

Oursin irrégulier ovoïde de couleur blanchatre : - Taille jusqu'à 10 cm, - Radioles ébouriffées.

Biotope / Habitat

Fond sableux.

Distribution map

Geographic areas (BioObs)

MayotteNew CaledoniaRed Sea

Observation type

Scuba divingApnea / Snorkelling

Other common names

Oursin irrégulier lacunaireFrench (France)

Other invalid scientific names

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Links to our partners' sheets

INPN — Schizaster lacunosus

GBIF — Schizaster lacunosus

Sources

Frédéric DUCARME, 2023, ÉTOILES DE MER, OURSINS ET AUTRES ÉCHINODERMES DE MAYOTTE ET SA RÉGION , Coll. Les Guides naturalistes, Ed. Les Naturalistes de Mayotte, 336p.

How to cite this BioObs sheet?

BioObs, 25/10/2025 : Schizaster lacunosus (Linnaeus, 1758), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/3341

Modification history

Created by Eric Nozérac on 25/10/2025

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