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Edible sea urchin

Echinus esculentus Linnaeus, 1758

AnimalsRegular sea urchins

Distribution map

Geographic areas (BioObs)

North-East AtlanticChannel & North

Observation type

Scuba divingApnea / SnorkellingForeshore / Shoreline

Other common names

Essbarereuropaïschen seeigelGerman (Germany)
Erizo aguadoEuropean Spanish
Oursin globuleuxFrench (France)
Manche)French (France)
Oursin commun (AtlantiqueFrench (France)

Other invalid scientific names

Echinus sphaera

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INPN — Echinus esculentus

GBIF — Echinus esculentus

Sources

MARGERIE Bernard, PETIT DE VOIZE Patrice, JEGLOT Samuel in : DORIS, 05/12/2016 : Echinus esculentus Linnaeus, 1758, https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/491

How to cite this BioObs sheet?

BioObs, 18/09/2026 : Echinus esculentus Linnaeus, 1758, https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/955

Modification history

Created by BioObs user on 18/09/2026

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