description Sperosoma antillense Overview
Sperosoma antillense is a deep-sea regular sea urchin in the family Echinothuriidae. Scientific references place the species in the western Atlantic, including waters off Barbados in the Caribbean, and record it from bathyal depths; one taxonomic account gives an example locality at about 700 metres. It belongs to the genus Sperosoma, whose members are soft-bodied echinoids adapted to deep-water habitats, making the species relevant to marine taxonomy and deep-sea invertebrate research.
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What is Sperosoma antillense?
Sperosoma antillense is a deep-sea regular sea urchin in the family Echinothuriidae. It is a marine species rather than a shallow-water garden or aquarium urchin.
Where has Sperosoma antillense been recorded?
Scientific references place it in the western Atlantic, including waters off Barbados in the Caribbean. Its records are associated with bathyal depths.
How deep does Sperosoma antillense live?
The species is recorded from deep bathyal waters. The catalog description identifies the Barbados region as an example locality, but it does not establish one single depth for every record.
What family does Sperosoma antillense belong to?
It belongs to the sea-urchin family Echinothuriidae. Members of this family are associated with deep marine environments and flexible-bodied regular sea urchin forms.
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