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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Anthenoides piercei Perrier, 1881 [5] | Starfish [14] | Northwestern Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea [15] | NE; Su | |
Asterinides folium (Lütken, 1859) [2] [3] [7] | Common Blunt Armed Sea Star [16] | Northwestern Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea [17] | Su | |
Astropecten antillensis Lütken, 1859 [2] [3] [7] | Starfish [14] | Northwestern Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea [18] | Su; Zu | |
Astropecten brasiliensis Müller & Troschel (1842) [3] [7] | Starfish [14] | Western Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea [19] | An; Fa; Mi; NE; Su | |
Astropecten duplicatus Gray, 1840 [3] [7] [20] | Two-spined Star Fish [21] | Northwestern Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea [22] | NE; Su; Va; Zu | |
Astropecten marginatus Gray, 1840 [2] [3] [7] [20] | Starfish [14] | Northwestern Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea [23] | DA; Fa; NE; Su; Zu | |
Echinaster brasiliensis Müller & Troschel, 1842 [7] | Starfish [14] | Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea [24] | Su | |
Echinaster echinophorus (Lamarck, 1816) [3] [7] | Starfish [14] | Northwestern Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea [25] | DF; NE; Su | |
Goniaster tesellatus (Lamarck, 1816) [3] [5] [7] | Starfish [14] | Atlantic Ocean [26] | NE; Su | |
Linckia guildingi Gray, 1840 [2] [3] [7] | Yellow Starfish [14] | Cosmopolitan [27] | NE | |
Luidia alternata (Say, 1825) [3] | Starfish [14] | Caribbean Sea [28] | NE; Su; Zu | |
Luidia clathrata (Say, 1825) [3] [7] | Starfish [14] | Atlantic Ocean, Southern Ocean [29] | An; NE; Su; Zu | |
Luidia senegalensis (Lamarck, 1816) [2] [3] [7] [20] | Nine-armed Sea Star [30] | Northwesthern Atlantic Ocean [31] | Mi; NE; Su | |
Oreaster reticulatus (Linnaeus, 1858) [2] [3] [7] | Orange Starfish [14] Cushion Sea Star [32] | Caribbean Sea [33] | Fa; Mi; Mo; NE; Su | |
Tethyaster vestitus (Say, 1825) [3] [7] | Starfish [14] | Caribbean Sea [34] | DA; DF; Su |
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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