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Holopneustes porosissimus
Short-spined urchin
As recorded: Holopneustes porosissimus L.Agassiz, 1846
Animalia › Echinodermata › Echinoidea › Camarodonta › Temnopleuridae
- Locality
- Sorrento Reefs; 300 m. off Sorrento
- Island
- Western Australia
- Region
- Australia
- Identified by
- L.M. Marsh
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Holopneustes porosissimus observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 435 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.
2026-10-28
Rockingham, AU-WA, AU
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2026-10-21
Queenscliff, AU
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2026-10-21
Queenscliff, AU
(c) loisstephens1, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
Tobin Dr, Queenscliff, AU
(c) loisstephens1, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-20
Queenscliff, AU
(c) loisstephens1, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
Tobin Dr, Queenscliff, AU
(c) loisstephens1, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Holopneustes porosissimus. BPBM 2566. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37199970. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/w/2566.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37199970 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026