The echinoderms of Venezuela are a strictly marine animal phylum comprising about 124 species of marine waters designated for Venezuelan Caribbean.[1] The first lists of species for Venezuelan coast date back to 1939[2] and 1967.[3]
In Venezuela are five classes representatives living today: Crinoidea, Asteroidea, Ophiuroidea, Echinoidea and Holothuroidea.[4] In this list are listed 105 species for the territory Venezuelan.[2][3][5][6][7]
Species | Common name | Global distribution | Distribution by state[nota 1] | Image |
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Antedon bifida (Pennant, 1777)[3][7] | Rosy Feather-star[8] | Atlantic Ocean[9] | Ar; Su; Va | |
Davidaster rubiginosus (Pourtàles, 1869)[3] | Sea lily[3][10] | Caribbean Sea[11] | Ar | |
Tropiometra carinata (Lamarck, 1816)[3][7] | Black and White Sea Lily[12] | Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean[13] | Ar; Ca; Fa; DF; Su; Va |
Species | Common name | Global distribution | Distribution by state | Image |
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Arbacia punctulata (Lamarck, 1816)[3][7] | Purple Sea Urchin.[93][94] | Caribbean Sea[95] | An; NE; Su | |
Brissopsis elongata Mortensen, 1907[3][7] | Caribbean Sea[96] | An; Su | ||
Brissus unicolor (Leske, 1778)[3] | Groove Burrowing Urchin[97] | Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Westhern Mediterranean Sea[98] | An; DF; Su | |
Clypeaster cyclopylus H.L.Clark, 1941[99] | Venezuelan Caribbean Sea[100] | DF (Archp. Los Testigos) | ||
Clypeaster euclastus H.L.Clark, 1941[7][99] | Caribbean Sea[101] | An, Ca, DA, DF, Fa | ||
Clypeaster lamprus H.L.Clark, 1914[99] | Caribbean Sea[102] | Va | ||
Clypeaster prostratus Ravenel, 1848[99] | Caribbean Sea[103] | Fa, Zu | ||
Clypeaster rosaceus (Linnaeus, 1758)[3][99] | Sea Biscuit[104] | Caribbean Sea[105] | Fa; DF; NE | |
Clypeaster subdepressus (Gray, 1825)[3][7][99] | Sand Dollar[106] | Caribbean Sea[107] | An; Fa; NE; Su | |
Diadema antillarum (Philippi & Agassiz, 1863)[3][7] | Long-spined Sea Urchin[108] | Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea[109] | Ar; Ca; DF; Mi; Su; Va | |
Echinometra lucunter (Linnaeus, 1758)[3][7][110] | Rock-boring Urchin[111] | Caribbean Sea[112] | An; Ar; Ca; DA; DF; Fa; Mi; Mo; NE; Su; Va; Zu | |
Echinometra viridis Agassiz, 1863[2][3][7] | Green Urchin[14] | Caribbean Sea[113] | Ar; Ca; DF; Fa; Mi | |
Encope emarginata (Leske, 1778)[3][7][99] | Sand Dollar, Cookie[14] | Caribbean Sea[114] | Ar; NE; Su | |
Encope michelini Agassiz, 1841[99] | Notched Sand Dollar[115] | Caribbean Sea[116] | Ar; NE; Su | |
Eucidaris tribuloides (Lamarck, 1816)[2][3][7] | Slate Pencil Urchin[117] | Caribbean Sea[118] | DF; Mi; NE; Su; Va; Zu | |
Leodia sexiesperforata (Leske, 1778)[3][7][99] | Six Holed Keyhole Urchin[119] | Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea[120] | An; Ar; Ca; Mi; NE; Su; Va | |
Lytechinus variegatus (Lamarck, 1816)[2][3][7][121] | Variegated Sea Urchin[122] | Caribbean Sea[123] | An; Ar; Ca; DA; DF; Fa; Mi; Mo; NE; su; Va; Zu | |
Mellita quinquiesperforata latiambulacra H. L. Clark, 1940[2][3][7][99] | Dollar see; Cookie[124] | Caribbean Sea[125] | An; Ar; Ca; DA; Fa; Mi; Mo; NE; Su; Va; Zu | |
Meoma ventricosa (Lamarck, 1816)[3][7] | Caribbean Sea[126] | DF; NE | ||
Moira atropos (Lamarck, 1816)[3][7] | Caribbean Sea[127] | Su; | ||
Plagiobrissus grandis (Gmelin, 1788)[7] | Caribbean Sea[128] | An; DA; Su | ||
Schizaster orbignyanus Agassiz, 1980[3][7] | Caribbean Sea[129] | An; DA; Su | ||
Tripneustes ventricosus (Lamarck, 1816)[3][7] | Sea Egg[130] | Caribbean Sea[131] | DF; Fa; Mi; NE; Su; Va |
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