The Echinoid Directory

Strongylocentrotus purpuratus (Stimpson, 1857)
	Common name: English - Purple (sea) urchin, German - (Langstachliger) Purpur-Seeigel, French - Oursin violet Systematics: Strongylocentrotidae, Echinoida Distribution: Alaska to California Diet: Omnivorous, opportunistic scavenger, attracted to Macrocystis kelp, detritus Feeding type: Grazer, scavanger Habitat: Exposed areas Depth range: Littoral - 65 m Maximum test size: 100 mm Behaviour: Epifaunal
3D model (interactive)	Model
3D model (static)	Aboral, lateral and oral views
MRI pictures	MRI image slices
Illustrations from literature	Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis (from Agassiz 1872)
More pictures	http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/projects/echinoid-directory/taxa/taxon.jsp?id=992
Technical information	Specimen ID: 5724 California Academy of Sciences Invertebrate Zoology, San Francisco Expedition: - Collected in: 1972, Morro Bay, San Luis Obispo, California, Pacific Ocean Collected by: J.T. Carlton Identified by: J.T. Carlton Specimen test size: 2.3 cm Scanning location: Berlin 7T Scanning solution: Aqua dest. + Magnevist MRI dataset resolution: (81 µm)³
Literature cited	Agassiz, A. 1872. Revision of the Echini. Illustrated Catalogue of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 7.

Strongylocentrotus purpuratus (Stimpson, 1857)