Parasalenia gratiosa
White Spot Urchin
As recorded: Parasalenia gratiosa A.Agassiz, 1863
Animalia › Echinodermata › Echinoidea › Camarodonta › Parasaleniidae
- Locality
- Kingman Reef
- Island
- Kingman Reef
- Region
- Unknown Region
- Identified by
- K. Lee, 2022
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Parasalenia gratiosa observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 166 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-18.
2026-10-18
Baie des citrons, sud, Nouméa
(c) Carole BERNARD, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-09
Java Sea, Central Java, ID
(c) Luke Foster, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-27
Province Sud, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) Joëlle VINCENT, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-27
Province Sud, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) Carole BERNARD, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-12
Province Sud, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) Carole BERNARD, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-03
Vava'u, Tonga
(c) Peter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Parasalenia gratiosa. BPBM 4231. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 4979264195. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/w/4231.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 4979264195 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026