---
title: "Banded Sea Urchin"
description: "Echinothrix calamaris — Outros animais. Echinothrix calamaris, known commonly as the banded sea urchin or double spined urchin among other vernacular names, is a species of sea urchin in the family Diadematidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/banded-sea-urchin
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Banded Sea Urchin

> Echinothrix calamaris — Outros animais. Echinothrix calamaris, known commonly as the banded sea urchin or double spined urchin among other vernacular names, is a species of sea urchin in the family Diadematidae.

- Scientific name: *Echinothrix calamaris*
- Category: `other` (Outros animais)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mar e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 3194
- Wikidata: [Q1826510](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1826510)
- iNaturalist taxon: [48757](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/48757)

## Names

- en: Banded Sea Urchin
- fr: Oursin à doubles piquants

## Countries with the most observations

US (552), ID (463), PH (302), TH (172), AU (123), NC (99), MY (89), TW (89), HK (69), KE (57), PF (45), TZ (40)

## Summary

Echinothrix calamaris, known commonly as the banded sea urchin or double spined urchin among other vernacular names, is a species of sea urchin in the family Diadematidae.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echinothrix_calamaris

## Photo

![Banded Sea Urchin](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/banded-sea-urchin/medium.jpg)

Photo: TheMongrelKoi · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/45298638

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/banded-sea-urchin?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).