Psammechinus miliaris (Müller, 1771)
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- Common name: English - Shore urchin, Green sea urchin, German - Strand-Seeigel, French - Oursin grimpeur, Oursin des rochers, Petit oursin vert
- Systematics: Parechinidae, Echinoida
- Distribution: Atlantic Ocean
- Diet: Omnivorous, drift algae, encrusting organisms
- Feeding type: Grazer
- Habitat: On sand, gravel, and rocks
- Depth range: Littoral - 100 m
- Maximum test size: 50 mm
- Behaviour: Epifaunal
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Technical information
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- Specimen ID: -
- Expedition: freshly fixed specimen collected by Biologische Anstalt Helgoland (BAH)
- Collected in: 2006, near Helgoland island, North Sea
- Collected by: BAH
- Identified by: BAH
- Specimen test size: 1.7 cm
- Scanning location: Würzburg 17.6T
- Scanning solution: Formalin + Magnevist
- MRI dataset resolution: (44 µm)3
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Literature cited
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- Bonnet, A. 1925. Recherches sur l'appareil digestif et absorbent de quelques echinides reguliers. Annales de l'Institut Oceanographique 2(2).
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