Heliocidaris tuberculata
Red-tipped urchin
As recorded: Strongylocentrotus tuberculatus (Lamarck, 1816)
Animalia › Echinodermata › Echinoidea › Camarodonta › Echinometridae
- Locality
- Lord Howe Island
- Island
- Lord Howe
- Region
- Australia
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Heliocidaris tuberculata observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 554 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
Shell Cove, AU
(c) emilybatten, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Malabar NSW 2036, Australia
(c) penguingough, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Marine Pde, Manly, NSW, AU
(c) Sally, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-12
Little Bay, AU
(c) Malte Sellin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-10
South Pacific Ocean, Jibbon, NSW, AU
(c) brurou, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-07
Tasman Sea, Bombo, NSW, AU
(c) toed, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Heliocidaris tuberculata. BPBM 1691. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38823053. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/w/1691.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38823053 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026