Spatangus purpureus O.F. Müller, 1776
(Purple Heart Urchin)

Interactions where Spatangus purpureus is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
is predated by adult Questionable Balcis alba a prosobranch mollusc Eulimidae British Prosobranch and other operculate gastropod molluscs, Graham, A., 1971
 /Animalia/Mollusca/Gastropoda/Eulimidae/Balcis alba/Balcis albaa prosobranch molluscadult Animal / predator /Animalia/Echinodermata/Echinoidea/Spatangoida/Spatangidae/Spatangus purpureus/Spatangus purpureuspurple heart urchin? adult is predator of

Author & YearTitleSource
Graham, A., 1971British Prosobranch and other operculate gastropod molluscsSynopses of the British Fauna (New Series), 2, ed 1 edition, 112pp, The Linnean Society of London

Spatangus purpureus (Purple Heart Urchin) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSpatangus purpureus (Purple Heart Urchin)
FamilySPATANGIDAE (heart urchins and sea potatoes)
SuperfamilySPATANGIDEA (a superfamily of echinoderms)
SuborderBRISSIDINA (a suborder of echinoderms)
OrderSPATANGOIDA (an order of echinoderms)
SuperorderATELOSTOMATA (a superorder of echinoderms)
InfraclassIrregularia (an infraclass of echinoderms)
SubclassEUECHINOIDEA (a subclass of echinoderms)
ClassECHINOIDEA (sea urchins)
SubphylumECHINOZOA (a subphylum of echinoderms)
PhylumECHINODERMATA (starfish, sea urchins, sea cucumbers)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Spatangus purpureus (Purple Heart Urchin)

Spatangus purpureus (Purple Heart Urchin) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Spatangus purpureus (Purple Heart Urchin):

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