---
title: "Shingle Urchin"
description: "Colobocentrotus atratus — Outros animais. Colobocentrotus atratus, commonly named the helmet urchin or shingle urchin, is a species of sea urchin in the family Echinometridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/shingle-urchin
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Shingle Urchin

> Colobocentrotus atratus — Outros animais. Colobocentrotus atratus, commonly named the helmet urchin or shingle urchin, is a species of sea urchin in the family Echinometridae.

- Scientific name: *Colobocentrotus atratus*
- Category: `other` (Outros animais)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mar e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 2347
- Wikidata: [Q868315](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q868315)
- iNaturalist taxon: [51106](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/51106)

## Names

- en: Shingle Urchin
- fr: Oursin-tortue

## Countries with the most observations

US (2163), RE (47), ID (32), MU (22), IN (5), CX (4), MP (3)

## Summary

Colobocentrotus atratus, commonly named the helmet urchin or shingle urchin, is a species of sea urchin in the family Echinometridae. In Hawaii, it is called hāʻukeʻuke. It is found on wave-swept intertidal shores in the Indo-West Pacific, particularly on the shores of Hawaii.

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

## Photo

![Shingle Urchin](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/shingle-urchin/medium.jpg)

Photo: Ben Keen · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/140234401

## Machine access

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